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Blogging Theology

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Blogging Theology is a channel discussing comparative religion by Paul Williams, a blogger and bibliophile based in London and the South of France.

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God and Abstract Objects: Addressing a Philosophical Difficulty: with Dr. Safaruk Chowdhury

Dr. Safaruk’s academia page: https://safchowdhury.academia.edu/ Dr. Safaruk runs the website https://islamicanalytictheology.org Dr. Safaruk’s handout: https://www.academia.edu/108690417/Blogging_Theology_Realism_Anti_Realism_and_Islamic_Theology_handout_PArt_1_and_2_ Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/blogging-theology/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...

Jul 22, 20241 hr 24 min

Christian asks "Why Can't God Have a Son?" With Dr. Abdullah Ali

Answer to a Christian Challenge: Why Can Mary Have a Son Without A Consort but God Cannot? https://binhamidali.com/2024/04/07/answering-to-a-christian-challenge-why-can-mary-have-a-son-without-a-consort-but-god-cannot/ Follow Dr. Abdullah Ali @BinhamidAli What the Pro-Palestinian Campus Protests Are Really About by Carl R. Trueman https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2024/05/what-the-pro-palestinian-campus-protests-are-really-about Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/blogging-t...

Jul 22, 20241 hr 3 min

The Truth about James the Brother of Jesus ﷺ with Prof Dale C. Allison of Princeton

James: A Critical and Exegetical Commentary (International Critical Commentary) https://www.amazon.co.uk/James-ICC-International-Critical-Commentary/dp/0567077403 Matthew: A Shorter Commentary (International Critical Commentary) https://www.amazon.co.uk/Matthew-Shorter-Commentary-International-Critical/dp/0567082490/ref=asc_df_0567082490/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=344377247669&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=3275296056119528389&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=...

May 22, 20241 hr 1 min

Englishman Who Became a Muslim Journalist with Robert Carter

X (Twitter) @Bob_cart124 @5Pillarsuk is a UK-based news site covering current affairs related to Islam and Muslims Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/blogging-theology/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

May 22, 202450 min

Gaza Solidarity: Universities Rally for Palestine with Professor Mohammad Fadel

The Palestine Exception to Academic Freedom Must Go: https://www.chronicle.com/article/the-palestine-exception-to-academic-freedom-must-go?sra=true Follow Dr Fadel on X @Shanfaraa Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/blogging-theology/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...

May 22, 202457 min

How Muslims Conquered the World with Dr Jaan Islam

Here are the books Dr Jaan Islam mentioned: https://www.muslim-library.com/dl/books/English_The_History_of_the_Khalifahs.pdf https://kitaabun.com/shopping3/full-history-tabari-tarikh-rasul-muluk-p-71.html Follow him on X (Twitter) @jaanislam Dr Jaan Islam completed his PhD on Islamic political thought at the University of Edinburgh, and has researched and taught at the University of Oxford and King’s College, London. He writes on Islamic history, political philosophy and decolonial theory. Suppo...

May 22, 20241 hr 15 min

Red Heifers and The Third Temple: Unveiling the Truth with Shaykh Hamza Karamali

The Truth About the Red Heifers that Nobody’s Talking about https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLR27s2e6Vg&list=PLeVtFJ5Wg2hsMY9OANXNSTfwsKAMiAIWU Unapologetically Muslim: How to Flourish as Muslims and Deal With Islamophobia in Secular Societies https://whyislamistrue.com/islamophobia Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/blogging-theology/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...

May 22, 202446 min

Decolonizing the Muslim Mind with Professor Joseph Lumbard

Islam and the Challenge of Epistemic Sovereignty: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/15/4/406#:~:text=51%20Being%20epistemically%20conscripted%20into,outside%20to%20even%20conceptualize%20their Decolonizing Qurʾanic Studies: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/13/2/176 Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/blogging-theology/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...

May 22, 202453 min

Chosenness of the Jews in the Qur'an with Dr Louay Fatoohi

Dr Louay Fatoohi's personal YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@louay.fatoohi his blog https://www.louayfatoohi.com/ The Hebrew Bible presents the Israelites as God’s perpetually chosen people. Historically, Christians claimed that the Church replaced the Jews as God’s chosen people, but in the last two centuries, a strong movement has developed that considers Israel to still be chosen, in addition to the Church. Christianity inherited from Judaism its misunderstanding of “chosen” as meanin...

Apr 28, 20241 hr 58 min

Top 10 Zionist arguments refuted by Abdullah Al Andalusi

To register for the Abdullah al Andalusi's upcoming in-depth course on Palestine, please visit: https://advocateforpalestine.com/ The video mentioned by Abdullah of a Jewish Israeli journalist living in Gaza can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5xjMa128ng Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/blogging-theology/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...

Apr 28, 20243 hr 8 min

The Sacred Night: Exploring Laylatul Qadr with Yasin Mol

Academic website: https://arnoldmol.academia.edu/ University profile: https://www.iuasr.nl/p/arnold-yasin-mol/59/ https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/staffmembers/arnold-mol#tab-2 Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/blogging-theology/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...

Apr 28, 20242 hr 8 min

Why Zionism is Anti-Semitic with Ahmed Paul Keeler

https://youtu.be/3fdDZlU5UsI?si=hCqg4noCmcdlnCAG Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/blogging-theology/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Apr 28, 202452 min

How to Build Islamic Civilisation with Dr Sohail Hanif

This lecture is an exploration of Islamic sacred law. We will see that, beyond the minutae of legal details in classical works of Islamic law, there is a larger story. These legal works provide a blue-print to a civilisational map. This civilisational map is the metaphysical Madina. Madina means city. Lexically it means the place of din, or religious moral code. The Madina of the Prophet was the first Dar al-Islam – Abode of Islamic civilisation. The institutions described in classical fiqh work...

Apr 28, 20242 hr 8 min

The Story Behind the Night of Power with Shaykh Hamza Karamali

Join Hamza Karamali on his Ramadan Forever Challenge to make this Ramadan last forever, with a change that stays with you when Ramadan leaves. A short lesson each day with a simple to implement 3-point action plan that takes only a minute to do, and a success tracker sheet to keep yourself accountable and measure your progress. All FREE. Find out more at https://ramadanforever.com/ You can also get his FREE Quranic Case for God Video Series. Discover the Quranic rational Argument that will silen...

Apr 28, 202433 min

Nigel Farage vs Abdullah al Andalusi: Is protesting for Palestine "EXTREMISM"?

Nigel Farage debates Abdullah al Andalusi on whether UK anti-genocide Palestine protests are "extremist", and whether the UK government is right to police expressions of sympathy with Palestinians as "extremism" under the new extremism policy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoG-LJlNG80&t=5s Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/blogging-theology/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...

Mar 23, 20241 hr 1 min

Choosing the Best English Translation of the Qur'an with Dr Sohaib Saeed

Find Dr. Sohaib's bio and publications at http://www.ibnashur.com/sohaibsaeed Support The Divine Book Club this Ramadan at http://www.launchgood.com/DBC Subscribe on YouTube: @IbnAshur and @quranreflect Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/blogging-theology/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...

Mar 23, 20241 hr 59 min

How to Overcome Addictions through Islam with Dr. Zohair Abdul-Rahman

https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/how-to-overcome-addiction-through-faith-ibn-al-qayyims-rehabilitation-program https://purifyyourgaze.com/ https://spiritualperception.org/ Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/blogging-theology/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...

Mar 23, 202456 min

When Palestine First Became an International Cause with Imran Mulla

The 1931 Jerusalem congress, organised by Palestinian and Indian Muslim activists, made Palestine an international cause: https://www.middleeasteye.net/discover/world-islamic-congress-jerusalem-1931-palestine-international-cause-how Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/blogging-theology/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...

Mar 23, 202450 min

The Legacy of Shaykh Abul Hasan an-Nadwi: with Dr. Asif Hirani

Dr. Asif's works are accessible here https://linktr.ee/asifhirani Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/blogging-theology/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Mar 23, 20241 hr 17 min

Can Artificial intelligence Help Muslims? With Dr. Abdullah As-Sueidi

Dr. Abdullah As-Sueidi youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/@Abdullah_Sueidi Artificial Intelligence and Islamic Ethics with Prof Mohammed Ghaly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWrWZD3x3Z4&t=1s Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/blogging-theology/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...

Mar 23, 20241 hr 35 min

Prof Jon Hoover on Ibn Taymiyya's Religious Ethics

Published book chapter: https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110552386-010/html Pre-proof deposit (green open access): https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/945700/foundations-of-ibn-taymiyyas-religious-utilitarianism Here are Prof Jon Hoover's basic web links. The ORCiD is included because it is probably the most durable. https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/humanities/departments/theology-and-religious-studies/people/jon.hoover https://sites.google.com/site/jhoover363/public...

Mar 23, 20241 hr 9 min

Ex-Priest's Journey Since Embracing Islam with Yusuf Ogston (Rev Russell Ogston)

Books & Resources that Yusuf Ogston found helpful.. Books Elsewhere, Home - Leila Abouleila Natives - Akala From the stage to the Prayer Mat – Rabia Broadbeck Gaza in Crisis - Noam Chomsky Brit(ish) - Afua Hirsch King of the Castle - Gai Eaton Babel - R.F. Kuang It’s not about the Burqa - Edited by Mariam Khan The story of the Quran - Ingrid Mattson Signs on the Horizons - Michael Sugich The Invisible Muslim: Journeys through Whiteness & Islam - Medina Tenour Whiteman The Butterfly Mosqu...

Mar 23, 202456 min

Jihad, Radicalism, and the New Atheism with Prof. Mohammad Hassan Khalil

Jihad, Radicalism, and the New Atheism https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/jihad-radicalism-and-the-new-atheism/6B9AD24346C6BD71FB818E338E09B564#fndtn-information Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/blogging-theology/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...

Mar 23, 20241 hr 1 min

Divine Paradoxes: Can God Do the Impossible? With Dr. Safaruk Chowdhury

Dr. Safaruk’s academia page: https://safchowdhury.academia.edu/ Dr. Safaruk runs the website https://islamicanalytictheology.org Dr. Safaruk’s presentation slides: https://www.academia.edu/resource/work/113824682 Dr. Safaruk’s handout: https://www.academia.edu/resource/work/113824592 Chapters: 00:00 - 12:16 – Introduction 12:17 – 42:49 - Paradox of the Stone 42:50 – 1:02:25 - Paradox of Omniscience & Freedom 1:02:26 – 1:31:30 - Paradox of Omnipotence & Impeccability 1:31:31- end - Conclu...

Mar 23, 20241 hr 43 min

Why I Became Muslim with Jacob Williams

https://www.firstthings.com/article/2019/05/why-i-became-muslim https://thecritic.co.uk/experts-know-your-place/ https://www.spiked-online.com/2020/07/14/why-woke-leftists-love-the-lockdown/ https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/02/18/why-did-we-all-copy-china/ https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/muwo.12475 Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/blogging-theology/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...

Jan 20, 202459 min
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