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St. Paul and Allah: Perspectives on the Yahweh or Allah Debate

By Nick Don at Theopolitical Paul then stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said: “People of Athens! I see that in every way you are very religious. For as I walked around and looked carefully at your obje…
Are Yahweh and Allah the Same God?

By Nick Don at Theopolitical In his book Allah: A Christian Response, Miroslav Volf argues that the God of the Quran and the God of the Old and New Testaments can be fairly understood as the same being. He argues this b…
Why Jesus?

The question was phrased in the following way: "Why Jesus? Why not any other god - Allah? Buddha? Vishnu? Flying Spaghetti Monster? A generic god?" I was asked this question recently and I was taken aback. I probably sho…
In Malaysia, Christians Can Say “Allah,” but What Now?

A few weeks ago, I wrote about a court case being heard by the Malaysian high court in which the government was attempting to uphold a ban it put in place against Christians using the term “Allah.” The Catholic newspa…
The True Meaning of Jihad

This is a post that many may not expect from me. I read something today where someone was talking about "horrible Muslims and their call for Jihad." Jihād seems to be a very misunderstood word. It is a noun meaning "…
In Malaysia, “Allah” is Off-Limits to Christians

God has a lot of names. Adonai is my favorite; the first time I heard it was in a praise song in college. There's also Yahweh, Yeshua and Jehovah. But God has another name, a name that is a bit more controversial.…
Featured Comment: Using 'Allah' To Praise God

Pass_the_Aura made this excellent comment in response to mewithoutYou: Using 'Allah' to Praise God - - It's not an Arabic song. It's in English. According to Wikipedia (which I know isn't always reliable, but at least r…
mewithoutYou: Using 'Allah' to Praise God

For the last several days my ears have been involved in a love affair with the latest mewithoutYou album It's All Crazy! It's All False! It's All A Dream! It's Alright! Here is a trailer for the whole album: There ar…