Amnon Cohen, on the Jewish condition in the 16th century Ottoman Jerusalem: “Their possessions were protected, although they might have had to pay for extra protection at night for their houses and commercial properties. Their title deeds and other official documents indicating their rights were honoured when presented […]
Here we would like to ask Calvinists some questions. If any are reading, feel free to answer them. Question 1: How does God determine the elect? I understand that it is His sovereign will, but is it arbitrary? If not, then how and why not? Question 2: Isn’t it […]
This article gives us a useful insight into how the Bible has been used to justify the extermination of people groups in the founding of the United States and more recently by Christians in Africa. People everywhere need to be aware of how the Christian Right might use the Bible again against innocent people. Will Muslims be next in line? * Are […]
August Landmesser (born May 24, 1910, presumably killed February 1944) was a worker at the Blohm + Voss shipyard in Hamburg, Germany, best known for his appearance in this photograph refusing to perform the Nazi salute at the launch of the naval training vessel Horst Wessel on 13 […]
By David J Wasserstein, Professor of Jewish Studies at Vanderbilt University. Islam saved Jewry. This is an unpopular, discomforting claim in the modern world. But it is a historical truth. The argument for it is double. First, in 570 CE, when the Prophet Mohammad was born, the Jews and […]
The Muslim Debate Initiative 