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- Pontifical Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies, Islamochristiana, Department MemberUniversity of Birmingham, Department of Theology & Religion, AlumnusUniversity of Oxford, Theology, Alumnusadd
- I have taught courses on Islam and Christian-Muslim relations at many universities and seminaries, including Duke Div... moreI have taught courses on Islam and Christian-Muslim relations at many universities and seminaries, including Duke Divinity School, Georgetown University, the University of Notre Dame (London campus), and the University of Edinburgh; I am currently teaching at the University of Bern. I have also worked in the field of interreligious dialogue and cooperation, including as Academic Director of the Building Bridges Seminar for Muslim and Christian scholars and on the staff of the World Council of Churches.edit
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'God, Muhamad and the Unbelievers' explores aspects of the relationship between Meccan and and Medinan paradigms in the Qur'an. This Afterword connects this discussion to some modern examples of how these paradigms have been related by... more
'God, Muhamad and the Unbelievers' explores aspects of the relationship between Meccan and and Medinan paradigms in the Qur'an. This Afterword connects this discussion to some modern examples of how these paradigms have been related by Muslim thinkers, including Mawdudi.
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This afterword presents some comparativist Biblical-Qur'anic reflections arising from 'God, Muhammad and the Unbelievers'. After identifying features of 'the shared story' common to the Bible and the Qur'an, it explores a number of... more
This afterword presents some comparativist Biblical-Qur'anic reflections arising from 'God, Muhammad and the Unbelievers'. After identifying features of 'the shared story' common to the Bible and the Qur'an, it explores a number of significant contrasts.
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This article in EQ is in effect a summary of my book "God, Muhammad and the Unbelievers".
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A very brief article that summarizes some of the argument of "God, Muhammad and the Unbelievers", published in Gordon D. Nickel, "The Quran with Christian Commentary" (2020), 507-508.
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A review by Jane Dammen McAuliffe of "God, Muhammad and the Unbelievers: A Qur'anic Study", published in Die Welt des Islams 43:2 (2003), pp. 292-294.
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This volume is a record of the 2017 Building Bridges seminar for theological dialogue between Muslim and Christian scholars. Chaired by Daniel Madigan, SJ, and hosted by Georgetown University, the seminar explored a range of questions... more
This volume is a record of the 2017 Building Bridges seminar for theological dialogue between Muslim and Christian scholars. Chaired by Daniel Madigan, SJ, and hosted by Georgetown University, the seminar explored a range of questions connected with Christian and Muslim understandings of divine and human power, including the relationship between religion and political power. The volume includes a selection of relevant scriptural and post-scriptural texts discussed at the seminar, as well as contributions from Ahmet Alibašić, Jonathan Brown, Jonathan Chaplin, Stephen Cook, Mahan Mirza, Martin Nguyen, Joan O'Donovan, and Philip Sheldrake.
A PDF of the whole volume is provided by kind permission of Georgetown University Press. For more information on Building Bridges and other volumes in the series, see http://press.georgetown.edu/category/promotions/buildingbridges and https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/projects/the-building-bridges-seminar.
A PDF of the whole volume is provided by kind permission of Georgetown University Press. For more information on Building Bridges and other volumes in the series, see http://press.georgetown.edu/category/promotions/buildingbridges and https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/projects/the-building-bridges-seminar.
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This volume is a record of the 2016 Building Bridges seminar for theological dialogue between Muslim and Christian scholars. Chaired by Daniel Madigan, SJ, and hosted by Georgetown University, the seminar explored some of the complex... more
This volume is a record of the 2016 Building Bridges seminar for theological dialogue between Muslim and Christian scholars. Chaired by Daniel Madigan, SJ, and hosted by Georgetown University, the seminar explored some of the complex questions around monotheism that have been addressed by Christians and Muslims. The volume includes a selection of relevant Christian and Islamic texts (from both the scriptures and classical and modern authors) that were discussed at the seminar, as well as contributions from Asma Afsaruddin, Richard Bauckham, Maria Dakake, Sidney Griffith, Martin Nguyen, Sajjad Rizvi, Christoph Schwöbel, and Janet Soskice.
A PDF of the whole volume is provided by kind permission of Georgetown University Press. For more information on Building Bridges and other volumes in the series, see http://press.georgetown.edu/category/promotions/buildingbridges and https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/projects/the-building-bridges-seminar.
A PDF of the whole volume is provided by kind permission of Georgetown University Press. For more information on Building Bridges and other volumes in the series, see http://press.georgetown.edu/category/promotions/buildingbridges and https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/projects/the-building-bridges-seminar.
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This volume is a record of the 2015 Building Bridges seminar for theological dialogue between Muslim and Christian scholars. Chaired by Daniel Madigan, SJ, and held in Doha, Qatar, the seminar explored the themes of God as Creator, human... more
This volume is a record of the 2015 Building Bridges seminar for theological dialogue between Muslim and Christian scholars. Chaired by Daniel Madigan, SJ, and held in Doha, Qatar, the seminar explored the themes of God as Creator, human vocation within God's creation, and human action within God's sovereignty. The volume includes a selection of relevant scriptural texts discussed at the seminar, as well as contributions from Richard Bauckham, Maria Dakake, Brandon Gallaher, Lucy Gardner, Feras Hamza, Mohsen Kadivar, Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen, and Sohaira Siddiqui.
A PDF of the whole volume is provided by kind permission of Georgetown University Press. For more information on Building Bridges and other volumes in the series, see http://press.georgetown.edu/category/promotions/buildingbridges and https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/projects/the-building-bridges-seminar.
A PDF of the whole volume is provided by kind permission of Georgetown University Press. For more information on Building Bridges and other volumes in the series, see http://press.georgetown.edu/category/promotions/buildingbridges and https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/projects/the-building-bridges-seminar.
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This volume is a record of the 2014 Building Bridges seminar for theological dialogue between Muslim and Christian scholars. Chaired by Daniel Madigan, SJ, and hosted by Georgetown University, the seminar explored the themes of human sin,... more
This volume is a record of the 2014 Building Bridges seminar for theological dialogue between Muslim and Christian scholars. Chaired by Daniel Madigan, SJ, and hosted by Georgetown University, the seminar explored the themes of human sin, divine forgiveness, and reconciliation and peacemaking. The volume includes a selection of relevant scriptural texts discussed at the seminar, as well as contributions from Asma Afsaruddin, Jonathan Brown, Susan Eastman, Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen, Mohammad Hassan Khalil, Christoph Schwöbel, Ayman Shabana, and Philip Sheldrake.
A PDF of the whole volume is provided by kind permission of Georgetown University Press. For more information on Building Bridges and other volumes in the series, see http://press.georgetown.edu/category/promotions/buildingbridges and https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/projects/the-building-bridges-seminar.
A PDF of the whole volume is provided by kind permission of Georgetown University Press. For more information on Building Bridges and other volumes in the series, see http://press.georgetown.edu/category/promotions/buildingbridges and https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/projects/the-building-bridges-seminar.
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This volume is a record of the 2013 Building Bridges seminar for theological dialogue between Muslim and Christian scholars. Chaired by Daniel Madigan, SJ, and held in Doha, Qatar, the seminar explored a range of questions connected with... more
This volume is a record of the 2013 Building Bridges seminar for theological dialogue between Muslim and Christian scholars. Chaired by Daniel Madigan, SJ, and held in Doha, Qatar, the seminar explored a range of questions connected with Christian and Muslim understandings of, respectively, the Church and the Ummah. The volume includes a selection of relevant scriptural texts discussed at the seminar, as well as contributions from Ahmet Alibašić, Gavin D'Costa, Brandon Gallaher, Lucy Gardner, Feras Hamza, Lucinda Mosher, and Abdullah Saeed.
A PDF of the whole volume is provided by kind permission of Georgetown University Press. For more information on Building Bridges and other volumes in the series, see http://press.georgetown.edu/category/promotions/buildingbridges and https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/projects/the-building-bridges-seminar.
A PDF of the whole volume is provided by kind permission of Georgetown University Press. For more information on Building Bridges and other volumes in the series, see http://press.georgetown.edu/category/promotions/buildingbridges and https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/projects/the-building-bridges-seminar.
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This volume is a record of the 2012 Building Bridges seminar for theological dialogue between Muslim and Christian scholars. Chaired by Rowan Williams (at the time Archbishop of Canterbury) and held in London and Canterbury, the seminar... more
This volume is a record of the 2012 Building Bridges seminar for theological dialogue between Muslim and Christian scholars. Chaired by Rowan Williams (at the time Archbishop of Canterbury) and held in London and Canterbury, the seminar explored a range of theological and practical questions. Contributors include Muhammad Abdel Haleem, Asma Afsaruddin, Richard Burridge, Gavin D'Costa, Harriet Harris, Sajjad Rizvi, Geoffrey Rowell, Reza Shah-Kazemi, Mona Siddiqui, Miroslav Volf, Rowan Williams, Tim Winter, and N. T. Wright.
A PDF of the whole volume is provided by kind permission of Georgetown University Press. For more information on Building Bridges and other volumes in the series, see http://press.georgetown.edu/category/promotions/buildingbridges and https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/projects/the-building-bridges-seminar.
A PDF of the whole volume is provided by kind permission of Georgetown University Press. For more information on Building Bridges and other volumes in the series, see http://press.georgetown.edu/category/promotions/buildingbridges and https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/projects/the-building-bridges-seminar.
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This volume is a record of the 2011 Building Bridges seminar for theological dialogue between Muslim and Christian scholars. Chaired by Rowan Williams (at the time Archbishop of Canterbury) and held in Doha, Qatar, the seminar explored... more
This volume is a record of the 2011 Building Bridges seminar for theological dialogue between Muslim and Christian scholars. Chaired by Rowan Williams (at the time Archbishop of Canterbury) and held in Doha, Qatar, the seminar explored the meaning and practice of prayer among Christians and Muslims. Contributors include Asma Afsaruddin, Caner Dagli, Susan Eastman, Lucy Gardner, Daniel Madigan, Michael Plekon, Philip Seddon, Reza Shah-Kazemi, Philip Sheldrake, Rowan Williams, and Timothy Wright.
A PDF of the whole volume is provided by kind permission of Georgetown University Press. For more information on Building Bridges and other volumes in the series, see http://press.georgetown.edu/category/promotions/buildingbridges and https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/projects/the-building-bridges-seminar.
A PDF of the whole volume is provided by kind permission of Georgetown University Press. For more information on Building Bridges and other volumes in the series, see http://press.georgetown.edu/category/promotions/buildingbridges and https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/projects/the-building-bridges-seminar.
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This volume is a record of the 2010 Building Bridges seminar for theological dialogue between Muslim and Christian scholars. Chaired by Rowan Williams (at the time Archbishop of Canterbury) and held at Georgetown University, Washington,... more
This volume is a record of the 2010 Building Bridges seminar for theological dialogue between Muslim and Christian scholars. Chaired by Rowan Williams (at the time Archbishop of Canterbury) and held at Georgetown University, Washington, DC, the seminar explored how Christians and Muslims have connected their traditions to modernity, looking especially at understandings of history, changing patterns of authority, and approaches to freedom. The volume includes a substantial selection of relevant texts from leading Muslim and Christian thinkers from John Henry Newman to the present day. Contributors include Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im, Vincent Cornell, David Bentley Hart, Philip Jenkins, John Milbank, Sajjad Rizvi, Abdullah Saeed, Recep Şentürk, Janet Soskice, and Rowan Williams.
A PDF of the whole volume is provided by kind permission of Georgetown University Press. For more information on Building Bridges and other volumes in the series, see http://press.georgetown.edu/category/promotions/buildingbridges and https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/projects/the-building-bridges-seminar.
A PDF of the whole volume is provided by kind permission of Georgetown University Press. For more information on Building Bridges and other volumes in the series, see http://press.georgetown.edu/category/promotions/buildingbridges and https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/projects/the-building-bridges-seminar.
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This volume is a record of the 2009 Building Bridges seminar for theological dialogue between Muslim and Christian scholars. Chaired by Rowan Williams (at the time Archbishop of Canterbury) and held in Istanbul, the seminar explored how... more
This volume is a record of the 2009 Building Bridges seminar for theological dialogue between Muslim and Christian scholars. Chaired by Rowan Williams (at the time Archbishop of Canterbury) and held in Istanbul, the seminar explored how Christians and Muslims have explored the interface between science and religion and threw light on the ongoing challenges posed by this issue today. Contributors include Denis Alexander, Osman Bakar, John Hedley Brooke, Ahmad Dallal, Celia Deane-Drummond, Mustansir Mir, Michael Welker, and Rowan Williams.
A PDF of the whole volume is provided by kind permission of Georgetown University Press. For more information on Building Bridges and other volumes in the series, see http://press.georgetown.edu/category/promotions/buildingbridges and https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/projects/the-building-bridges-seminar.
A PDF of the whole volume is provided by kind permission of Georgetown University Press. For more information on Building Bridges and other volumes in the series, see http://press.georgetown.edu/category/promotions/buildingbridges and https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/projects/the-building-bridges-seminar.
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This volume is a record of the 2008 Building Bridges seminar for theological dialogue between Muslim and Christian scholars. Chaired by Rowan Williams (at the time Archbishop of Canterbury) and held in Rome, the seminar addressed issues... more
This volume is a record of the 2008 Building Bridges seminar for theological dialogue between Muslim and Christian scholars. Chaired by Rowan Williams (at the time Archbishop of Canterbury) and held in Rome, the seminar addressed issues such as how Christians and Muslims think of their scriptures as the 'Word of God', the possibilities and challenges of translating scripture, and the methods and conflicts involved in interpreting scripture in the past and today. Contributors include Muhammad Abdel Haleem, Asma Afsaruddin, John Azumah, Ellen Davis, Susan Eastman, John Langan, Daniel Madigan, Abdullah Saeed, Lamin Sanneh, Reza Shah-Kazemi, and Rowan Williams.
A PDF of the whole volume is provided by kind permission of Georgetown University Press. For more information on Building Bridges and other volumes in the series, see http://press.georgetown.edu/category/promotions/buildingbridges and https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/projects/the-building-bridges-seminar.
A PDF of the whole volume is provided by kind permission of Georgetown University Press. For more information on Building Bridges and other volumes in the series, see http://press.georgetown.edu/category/promotions/buildingbridges and https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/projects/the-building-bridges-seminar.
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This volume is a record of the 2007 Building Bridges seminar for theological dialogue between Muslim and Christian scholars. Chaired by Rowan Williams (at the time Archbishop of Canterbury) and held in Singapore, the seminar addressed... more
This volume is a record of the 2007 Building Bridges seminar for theological dialogue between Muslim and Christian scholars. Chaired by Rowan Williams (at the time Archbishop of Canterbury) and held in Singapore, the seminar addressed questions such as: What does it mean to be human? What is the significance of human diversity? What challenges do humans face in the natural world? Contributors include Muhammad Abdel Haleem, Osman Bakar, Vincent Cornell, Michael Ipgrave, Daniel Madigan, Jane Dammen McAuliffe, Michael Northcott, Rowan Williams, and Tim Winter.
A PDF of the whole volume is provided by kind permission of Georgetown University Press. For more information on Building Bridges and other volumes in the series, see http://press.georgetown.edu/category/promotions/buildingbridges and https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/projects/the-building-bridges-seminar.
A PDF of the whole volume is provided by kind permission of Georgetown University Press. For more information on Building Bridges and other volumes in the series, see http://press.georgetown.edu/category/promotions/buildingbridges and https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/projects/the-building-bridges-seminar.
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This essay explores the debate among Muslims about whether Islam can be authentically itself without control of the state in the name of Islam. A range of Muslim voices are considered. Ali Abd al-Raziq (in the 1920s) and Abdullahi Ahmed... more
This essay explores the debate among Muslims about whether Islam can be authentically itself without control of the state in the name of Islam. A range of Muslim voices are considered. Ali Abd al-Raziq (in the 1920s) and Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na‘im (in recent decades) offered quite different arguments for the compatibility of Islam with the secular state. In the mid-twentieth century, in contrast, Sayyid Abul Ala Mawdudi argued passionately against secularism as fundamentally opposed to Islam. More recently, Wael Hallaq and Ovamir Anjum have problematized the very concept of the modern nation-state, suggesting that Muslims should pursue distinctive Islamic forms of governance, with Anjum proposing a renewed form of the caliphate. The essay concludes with reflections on this debate from a Christian perspective.
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This essay starts with an account of the believer-unbeliever relationship in the Qur’an, before considering a range of Muslim approaches to the believer-unbeliever relationship, first in the pre-modern and then in the modern eras. A basic... more
This essay starts with an account of the believer-unbeliever relationship in the Qur’an, before considering a range of Muslim approaches to the believer-unbeliever relationship, first in the pre-modern and then in the modern eras. A basic contrast emerges between how some Muslims, past and present, have expressed this division sharply and aggressively, while others have resisted that tendency, softening the believer-unbeliever division and expressing a more inclusive version of Islam. The essay concludes with some reflections on lines of connection between the Qur’an and these various Muslim approaches.
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An autobiographical reflection on the experience of being a Christian student and teacher in the field of Islamic Studies and Christian-Muslim Relations
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This essay focuses on 'Muslims Ask, Christians Answer' by the Jesuit scholar Christian Troll. It looks at the relationship between Troll's work and an earlier publication by the White Father Robert Caspar, notes how Troll has used his... more
This essay focuses on 'Muslims Ask, Christians Answer' by the Jesuit scholar Christian Troll. It looks at the relationship between Troll's work and an earlier publication by the White Father Robert Caspar, notes how Troll has used his book as the basis for extensive online discussions, and analyzes some distinctive features of Troll's approach.
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This article surveys the wide range of approaches to Christian theological engagement with Islam reflected in around 20 recent publications, focusing largely on monographs published from 2016 on. The works are discussed in the following... more
This article surveys the wide range of approaches to Christian theological engagement with Islam reflected in around 20 recent publications, focusing largely on monographs published from 2016 on. The works are discussed in the following categories: approaches to Islam in general; the Qur'an; Muhammad; Christology and soteriology; law, politics, and public life; and Orthodox approaches. As well as the ecclesial diversity of the authors - Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant, evangelical - the survey covers varied theological approaches on a spectrum from "maximalist" to "minimalist" assessments of the extent of common ground between Christianity and Islam. The conclusion reflects on the Western provenance of the great majority of the studies surveyed and calls for more joined-up thinking by Christian scholars working in this field.
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This essay explores the approach of the World Council of Churches (WCC) to the theological questions involved in Jewish-Christian relations, while also noting connections between these questions and political factors. The first part... more
This essay explores the approach of the World Council of Churches (WCC) to the theological questions involved in Jewish-Christian relations, while also noting connections between these questions and political factors. The first part focuses on WCC assemblies. At Amsterdam in 1948, a brief document emphasized four key issues: the relationship of the Jewish people to God and to the Church; antisemitism; mission; and the State of Israel. At subsequent assemblies, especially after 1967, with attention focusing on the Israel-Palestine conflict and the plight of the Palestinians, theological discussion of these questions was avoided. The second part of the essay turns to the discussion of these four questions at other levels of the WCC, also considering the wider context of this discussion in the varied approaches developed among WCC member churches. A major theme throughout the essay is that because of the spectrum of ecclesiastical and regional affiliations across member churches, theological discussion of these questions has been controversial within the WCC. If its output in this field of theological work has therefore understandably been limited in comparison with that of some member churches and ecumenical partners, the WCC does nevertheless have a unique capacity to play a convening role for discussion of these difficult questions between Christians of different traditions and from very different political contexts.
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A German translation, and abbreviation, of an essay published in the WCC journal "Current Dialogue" (December 2020)
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Vatican II opposes polemical attitudes to Islam but gives no specific guidance on the Qur’an. Modern Roman Catholic writing on the Qur’an includes a considerable variety of approaches. At the positive end of the spectrum: for Christian... more
Vatican II opposes polemical attitudes to Islam but gives no specific guidance on the Qur’an. Modern Roman Catholic writing on the Qur’an includes a considerable variety of approaches. At the positive end of the spectrum: for Christian members of GRIC (Groupe de Recherche
Islamo-Chrétien) the Qur’an is “an authentic Word of God, but one in part essentially different from the one in Jesus Christ”; George Dardess affirms that the Qur’an and the Eucharist are both means through which “God shares with us God’s self through the word”; for Giulio Basetti-Sani the Qur’an is divine revelation but it does not contradict Christian doctrine; Jacques Dupuis sees the Qur’an as a real but imperfect revelation. More cautious approaches are found in the writings of Jacques Jomier and Christian Troll, for whom the biblical testimony to Christ is the decisive word of God, and not just one divine revelation alongside another in the Qur’an.
Islamo-Chrétien) the Qur’an is “an authentic Word of God, but one in part essentially different from the one in Jesus Christ”; George Dardess affirms that the Qur’an and the Eucharist are both means through which “God shares with us God’s self through the word”; for Giulio Basetti-Sani the Qur’an is divine revelation but it does not contradict Christian doctrine; Jacques Dupuis sees the Qur’an as a real but imperfect revelation. More cautious approaches are found in the writings of Jacques Jomier and Christian Troll, for whom the biblical testimony to Christ is the decisive word of God, and not just one divine revelation alongside another in the Qur’an.
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After briefly surveying the generally polemical pre-modern Christian views of Muhammad, this essay considers a range of recent Christian approaches. Daniel Madigan explores often unrecognized complexities involved in the question; he... more
After briefly surveying the generally polemical pre-modern Christian views of Muhammad, this essay considers a range of recent Christian approaches. Daniel Madigan explores often unrecognized complexities involved in the question; he considers Muhammad’s message a “salutary critique” prompting Christians to a fuller understanding of their faith. Hans Küng insists that Christians should recognize Muhammad as a prophet; Islam is akin to early Jewish forms of Christianity, whose validity should be recognized. Jacques Jomier and Christian Troll are respectful of Muhammad but argue that, if Christians call him a prophet, they effectively deny their own faith. Kenneth Cragg presents a “positive, critical position”,
encouraging sympathetic Christian interpretation of Muhammad’s achievement in his context, but expressing reservations about the “political equation” in his ministry and contrasting this with Christ’s way of redemptive suffering. Cragg’s approach is upheld against criticisms as an exemplary model of Christian theological engagement with Islam.
encouraging sympathetic Christian interpretation of Muhammad’s achievement in his context, but expressing reservations about the “political equation” in his ministry and contrasting this with Christ’s way of redemptive suffering. Cragg’s approach is upheld against criticisms as an exemplary model of Christian theological engagement with Islam.
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The author initially considers attitudes towards Christianity and Christians in the Qur'an, the primary sacred text of Islam, and how these have been classically interpreted. He then examines views of Christianity among contemporary... more
The author initially considers attitudes towards Christianity and Christians in the Qur'an, the primary sacred text of Islam, and how these have been classically interpreted. He then examines views of Christianity among contemporary Islamic writers, drawing on both scholarly figures such as Isma'il al-Faruqi and Seyyed Hossein Nasr as well as the highly polemical style of Ahmad Deedat. In the process he identifies how, from the Qur'an onwards, Islam has validated both the affirmation of Christianity as a heavenly religion and the rejection of Christianity as unbelief.
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The table of contents and editorial (in English and French) of the 2023 edition of Islamochristiana (published by PISAI, Rome), which I co-edited together with Fr Diego Sarrió Cucarella. The thematic focus of this edition is “Maurice... more
The table of contents and editorial (in English and French) of the 2023 edition of Islamochristiana (published by PISAI, Rome), which I co-edited together with Fr Diego Sarrió Cucarella. The thematic focus of this edition is “Maurice Borrmans et Mohamed Talbi : de l’amitié à la rupture”, on which topic there is a group of five essays in French. There are numerous other essays, including on the Qur'an and on Christian theological engagement with Islam.
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The table of contents and editorial (in English and French) of the 2022 edition of Islamochristiana (published by PISAI, Rome), which I co-edited together with Fr Diego Sarrió Cucarella. The thematic focus of this edition is 'Christian... more
The table of contents and editorial (in English and French) of the 2022 edition of Islamochristiana (published by PISAI, Rome), which I co-edited together with Fr Diego Sarrió Cucarella. The thematic focus of this edition is 'Christian Theological Engagement with Islam'.
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A series of five very brief introductions to each of the Five Pillars of Islam, including some Christian reflections.
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This is my 1988 MA dissertation on the writings on Christianity of Isma'il al-Faruqi (1921-1986), supervised by the late David Kerr at the now defunct Centre for the Study of Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations, Selly Oak Colleges,... more
This is my 1988 MA dissertation on the writings on Christianity of Isma'il al-Faruqi (1921-1986), supervised by the late David Kerr at the now defunct Centre for the Study of Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations, Selly Oak Colleges, Birmingham. The font is rather pale, but increase the size as far as possible and it's just about readable. I pay particular attention to al-Faruqi's book 'Christian Ethics'; I also refer to 'On Arabism' and a number of essays.
Contents: Introduction; Al-Faruqi's Method in Comparative Religion; Al-Faruqi's Presentation of Christianity; Muslim-Christian Relations; Conclusion.
Contents: Introduction; Al-Faruqi's Method in Comparative Religion; Al-Faruqi's Presentation of Christianity; Muslim-Christian Relations; Conclusion.
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In this long review I engage in some detail with two very interesting and significant essays in Cornille's volume that engage with Christian atonement theology in dialogue with Islam. The two essays are by Daniel Madigan and Joshua... more
In this long review I engage in some detail with two very interesting and significant essays in Cornille's volume that engage with Christian atonement theology in dialogue with Islam. The two essays are by Daniel Madigan and Joshua Ralston, two of the outstanding scholars working in the field of 'Christian theology responsive to Islam'.
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This review engages with a number of essays by distinguished scholars of the Qur'an and tafsir in this 2017 festschrift for Andrew Rippin.
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A review published on the website of the Centre for Muslim-Christian Studies, Oxford
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An introduction to the Nicene Creed in twelve brief sections, designed for use by a church study-group.
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A talk which explores the diverse traditions contained within Anglicanism - Evangelical, Anglo-Catholic, Liberal - with a look at the history of the Church of England and some of its distinctive features.
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A sermon preached at Holy Trinity Church, Geneva, February 2023
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This sermon, preached at St Ursula's Church, Bern in August 2023, introduces some key themes of the whole Joseph narrative, ending with some comments on the reading for the day from Genesis 45, in which Joseph and his brothers are... more
This sermon, preached at St Ursula's Church, Bern in August 2023, introduces some key themes of the whole Joseph narrative, ending with some comments on the reading for the day from Genesis 45, in which Joseph and his brothers are reconciled. It also touches on the 1960s musical, 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'.
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A sermon preached at the Anglican Church, Basel, also referring to the Gospel for the day, Matthew 18:21-35.
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This sermon (preached at Holy Trinity Church, Geneva, 6 November 2022) discuss the book of Job as an example of the Biblical genre of complaint addressed to God, and asks about the place of complaint in the worship of the Church.
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A sermon preached at St Ursula's Church, Bern in March 2023
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A sermon preached in June 2024 at St Ursula's Church, Bern - without avoiding the "difficult" verses about enemies towards the end...
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A sermon on the final Servant Song from the Book of Isaiah
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A sermon from very long ago in 1989 when I was a seminarian at Ridley Hall, Cambridge, ranging around the Book of Hosea but with particular emphasis on 11:7-9. It contains an early foray into comparative Biblical-Qur'anic territory,... more
A sermon from very long ago in 1989 when I was a seminarian at Ridley Hall, Cambridge, ranging around the Book of Hosea but with particular emphasis on 11:7-9. It contains an early foray into comparative Biblical-Qur'anic territory, probably inspired by Kenneth Cragg.
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A sermon for Epiphany, preached at St Ursula's Church, Bern in January 2022.
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A sermon for Ash Wednesday
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A sermon preached at St Ursula's Church, Bern in October 2023
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A sermon preached at St Ursula's Church, Bern, in June 2021
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A sermon preached in July 2024 at St Ursula's Church, Bern
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A sermon preached in February 2024, with some reference to the recent death of Alexei Navalny.
A sermon preached at the Anglican Church, Basel, in October 2021
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This sermon for the 4th Sunday of Advent seeks to blow some of the dust of overfamiliarity off Luke's account of the Annuciation by comparing it with the accounts in the Qur'an.
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A short homily for St Ursula's Church, Bern, for the Feast of the Presentation, or Candlemas.
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A sermon that draws on the insights of Kenneth Bailey in 'Poet and Peasant & Through Peasant Eyes'
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A sermon preached at St Ursula's Church, Bern, in October 2019
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A sermon preached at St Ursula's Church, Bern, Christmas 2022
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A sermon for Passion Sunday 2023 at St Ursula's Church, Bern, focusing mainly on the story of Jesus and Lazarus, but looking first at the day's reading from Ezekiel 37.
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A sermon preached on Passion Sunday in March 2024, focusing on the saying of Jesus (at John 12:24): "Unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit."
A sermon on the Feast of St Thomas the Apostle, focusing on Jesus' blessing on those who believe without seeing. Use is made of a passage in Augustine's 'De Doctrina Christiana'.
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A sermon preached at St Ursula's Church, Bern, in June 2023
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A sermon preached at St Ursula's Church, Bern, in June 2020
This sermon, preached in August 2023 at the Anglican Church, Basel, reflects on some of the main themes of Romans 9-11, also mentioning the significance of these chapters for contemporary Christian approaches to Jewish-Christian... more
This sermon, preached in August 2023 at the Anglican Church, Basel, reflects on some of the main themes of Romans 9-11, also mentioning the significance of these chapters for contemporary Christian approaches to Jewish-Christian relations. The best thing in it is undoubtedly the concluding quote from Kendall Soulen.
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A sermon preached at St Ursula's Church, Bern in January 2023
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A sermon preached in June 2024 at St Ursula's Church, Bern.
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A sermon for Epiphany at St St Ursula's Church, Bern in January 2024, taking in Ephesians 2-3, the Magi, Karl Barth and the difficulty of talking about this theme today.
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A sermon preached on the sixth Sunday of Easter at St Ursula's Church, Bern.
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A sermon for Easter preached at St Ursula's Church, Bern
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A short reflection on the Ascension of Christ, ending with famous words of St Teresa of Avila: 'Christ has no body now on earth but yours.'
A sermon for Pentecost at St Ursula's Church, Bern, focusing mainly on John 7:37-39, with some reference to the readings from Acts 2 and 1 Corinthians 12
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A sermon for Trinity Sunday 2020: 'This ancient but ever new doctrine teaches us to open ourselves up to the God who as Father, Son and Spirit is eternal love and draws us into that love, to know its glory and also to accept the pain that... more
A sermon for Trinity Sunday 2020: 'This ancient but ever new doctrine teaches us to open ourselves up to the God who as Father, Son and Spirit is eternal love and draws us into that love, to know its glory and also to accept the pain that comes with loving.'
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A sermon for Trinity Sunday, 2021, looking at the Nicene Creed and especially the fact that by far the longest section of the Creed focuses on Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
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A sermon for the fourth Sunday of Easter, with some reference to Psalm 23, John 10, and 'The Shepherd's Life' by James Rebanks
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A sermon for the festival of Christ the King, preached at St Ursula's Church, Bern, in November 2023. It includes a brief discussion of the gospel-reading for the day, Matthew 25:31-46, and draws on C. S. Lewis' story 'The Lion, the Witch... more
A sermon for the festival of Christ the King, preached at St Ursula's Church, Bern, in November 2023. It includes a brief discussion of the gospel-reading for the day, Matthew 25:31-46, and draws on C. S. Lewis' story 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'.
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A sermon for the Feast of Mary Magdalene
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A sermon preached on St Augustine's Feast Day at Duke Divinity School
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A sermon for the Feast of St Augustine (2022), focusing on three themes: Augustine as the spiritual doctor of the restless heart; the hard journey from pride to humility; the call to seek the good of the city.
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Another sermon on Augustine, this time prompted by the Church of England collect for the 17th Sunday after Trinity, which runs: ‘Almighty God, you have made us for yourself, and our hearts are restless till they find their rest in you:... more
Another sermon on Augustine, this time prompted by the Church of England collect for the 17th Sunday after Trinity, which runs: ‘Almighty God, you have made us for yourself, and our hearts are restless till they find their rest in you: pour your love into our hearts and draw us to yourself, and so bring us at last to your heavenly city where we shall see you face to face . . .’