Islamic Relations with Jews and Christians
The Qur’an expresses a range of positive and negative attitudes toward Jews and Christians. The doctrine found in…
Issue 82 (July - August 2011)
19 articles
Resurrection Plants
Tulips, sunflowers, roses, lilies, carnations, daisies, peas, eggplants, apple trees, and even bouquets of cut flowers for a…
The Fountain: Metaphor and Magazine
I read The Fountain as a Christian. Consequently, the magazine’s title is a rich metaphor. For Christians, a…
The Great Questions of Existence
Throughout the ages, human beings have yearned to know how the universe came to exist and what role…
It’s me Peter, your liver!
Dear Peter, as one of your organs of vital importance, I have a couple of words to say…
Life
A documentary released in June depicted an assisted suicide. The man on the show was a millionaire, and…
Summer Evening Breeze
We endure the heat, and we wait. The sun steady in its track. Vicissitudes of light, shadows thinning,…
The Truth, Rights, and More
The Truth is one of the beautiful of names of the Divine, al-Haqq, which is linguistically both an…
Writing of Our Worries
1- Writing of Our Worries Original Article: Ramirez G. et al., Science 331, 211 (2011). We have had…
Fasting on Ramadan and Yom Kippur
I am a Reform rabbi who has been studying Islam for more than 50 years. Reform Judaism is…
Using Abilities On The Path Of God
Question: How can we make use of the abilities God has given us in the service of faith?…
Civic Service Without Borders
The Gulen Movement: Civic Service without BordersMuhammed ÇetinNew York: Blue Dome Press, 2009ISBN: 978-1-935295-08-2Hardcover, US$ 18.95400 pages “[The…
Functional Art in the Nucleus: DNA
Volumes of books and hundreds of articles have been published about the structure and functions of DNA, since…
Big Germination
It was one of those chilly but lively mornings of spring. Everything was as expected: creeks were flowing,…
The Anchoring Effect How Our Prior Knowledge Affects Our Perception
Evaluations and decisions play an important role in our social life. As we want our evaluations to be…