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Archive: August 2007
My Grandmother, Ruth Graham
My grandmother was in her late eighties, with severe physical limitations, but she pursued fellowship with God with every last bit of energy she possessed.
By Tullian Tchividjian | August 22, 2007; 2:07 PM ET | Comments (43)
When Muslims Ruled Spain
Muslims, Christians, and Jews lived together in relative peace until that peace was undone by religious extremism on both Muslim and Christian sides
By Michael Wolfe | August 21, 2007; 12:10 PM ET | Comments (140)
Wanted: Online Chaperons
Faith communities should begin to populate (even aggressively) such online communities as MySpace, Second Life, and Facebook.
By Ed Murray | August 17, 2007; 10:46 AM ET | Comments (34)
Islam Needs an Age of Reason
As globalization persists and pluralism spreads, both Muslims and non-Muslims need to know that Islam offers a positive alternative to the tribal mentality.
By Irshad Manji | August 16, 2007; 9:14 AM ET | Comments (1045)
Condoleezza and Jeremiah
In my research of Condoleezza Rice, I found a faith that runs deep, a personal passion for God, and moral convictions that stem from both.
By Leslie Montgomery | August 15, 2007; 9:57 AM ET | Comments (133)
Remembering Nusrat 1948-1997
Nusrat favored fusion because in the Qur'an it mentioned that God loves diversity, and the most powerful way to celebrate and express diversity was through music.
By Salman Ahmad | August 14, 2007; 10:41 AM ET | Comments (43)
Finding God on the Metro
When our eyes are open, all of us can see God everywhere, in people, places and things, in ideas, actions and chance meetings.
By William Blazek | August 13, 2007; 10:21 AM ET | Comments (146)
The Terror of Suspicious Minds
The temptation is to regard all Muslims, and most particularly strangers, with suspicion. The danger is that suspicion can be a self-fulfilling prophecy.
By Paul Vallely | August 10, 2007; 3:42 PM ET | Comments (48)
First, Do No Evangelizing
The conflicting loyalties of personal faith and professional responsibility portend danger for patients.
By Richard P. Sloan | August 9, 2007; 9:29 AM ET | Comments (329)
The Soul of the Destroying Nation
How did Hiroshima erode our sense of morality, what we permit ourselves as a nation to do? How did it affect our fragile sense of what is permissible to do to another?
By Nora Gallagher | August 6, 2007; 9:22 AM ET | Comments (311)
Fear is Hell
Every religion in human history has some version of a horrible life after death and the devils in the details say a lot about each culture.
By Bill Weir | August 4, 2007; 8:56 AM ET | Comments (281)
My View of Islam
The western world would be wise to recognize the realities of Islam, a religion laid down in writing over a millennium ago with violence and oppression at its heart.
By Ayaan Hirsi Ali | August 2, 2007; 9:39 AM ET | Comments (1565)
My Prayer for the Senate and the Nation
My experience delivering the opening prayer at the United States Senate on July 12 can be summed up in one word: Overwhelming.
By Rajan Zed | August 1, 2007; 8:44 AM ET | Comments (175)
