Tag Archives: Islam

Book Review: Civilization And Its Enemies

Posted on August 18, 2016 by nathanalbright

Civilization And Its Enemies:  The Next Stage Of History, by Lee Harris This book is a blunt-spoken and insightful book written shortly after 9/11 and containing striking insights concerning the class of civilizations that has marked the last fifteen years … Continue reading →

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It’s A New Start, It’s A Life With The Beating Of Young Hearts

Posted on June 7, 2016 by nathanalbright

Yesterday I went to Salem for a church event, and while I was there I had the chance to talk to a friend of mine who is getting married in a couple of months. In between our other duties, she … Continue reading →

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Back To The Foundations: A Novel Application Of C.S. Lewis’ Trilemma

Posted on March 23, 2016 by nathanalbright

My sense of timing occasionally borders on the tragic. For example, this morning’s Bible reading in the chronological Bible Reading Program I take part in included the last few chapters of Deuteronomy, which was this to say about the prophet … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Answering Jihad

Posted on March 23, 2016 by nathanalbright

Answering Jihad: A Better Way Forward, by Nabeel Qureshi [Note: This book was provided free of charge by BookLook/Zondervan in exchange for an honest review.] Although not a perfect book, this is a very timely book from a former Muslim … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Sacred Stories

Posted on March 18, 2016 by nathanalbright

Sacred Stories: Wisdom From World Religions, by Marilyn McFarlane [Note: This book was provided free of charge by Carpe Diem Books in exchange for an honest review.] Originally titled Sacred Myths, this book is a short and fair-minded compilation of … Continue reading →

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It’s No Sacrifice At All

Posted on February 21, 2016 by nathanalbright

Today the gentleman who gave the sermonette said something that caught my attention in one of the most effective ways ever, by talking how a blogger went to jail for criticizing a religious tradition, in this case the Muslim tradition … Continue reading →

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The Madrassa Next Door

Posted on February 2, 2016 by nathanalbright

Over the past few months my driving routes to and from work and other places have taken me by one of two new schools being constructed. If I take the route going west towards the farmland, at the border between … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The World Of Late Antiquity

Posted on January 19, 2016 by nathanalbright

The World Of Late Antiquity, by Peter Brown In many ways, this book is the inverse of another book I have read about the decline and fall of the Roman Empire, and deliberately so, in that both books seek to … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Dangerous Love

Posted on January 9, 2016 by nathanalbright

Dangerous Love: A True Story Of Tragedy, Faith, And Forgiveness In The Muslim World, by Ray Norman [Note: This book was provided by BookLook/Thomas Nelson Publishers in exchange for an honest review.] As a water engineer by education and the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Arab And Jew: Wounded Spirits In A Promised Land

Posted on January 4, 2016 by nathanalbright

Arab And Jew: Wounded Spirits In A Promised Land: Revised And Updated, by David K. Shipler [Note: This book was provided free of charge by Blogging For Books/BDWY Books in exchange for an honest review.] Although this book is written … Continue reading →

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