- Journal Details
- Format
- Journal
- eISSN
- 2284-7308
- First Published
- 20 Sep 2012
- Publication timeframe
- 3 times per year
- Languages
- English
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- Open Access
Why Much of the Liberal Left Can Now be Termed ‘Regressive’: Discourses on Trump, Immigration, and Islam
Page range: 3 - 28
Abstract
We find much of the discourse from the
Keywords
- Regressive left
- Trump
- Islam
- Muslim immigration
- politics
- Open Access
A Refutation of Several Muslim Apologetic Arguments and a Powerful Argument Against God’s Authorship of the Quran
Page range: 29 - 37
Abstract
Having spent many years researching the best apologetics Christian philosophers could offer, I recently started examining Muslim apologetics. Focussing on the arguments for the Islamic God’s existence by popular Muslim apologist Hamza Andreas Tzortzis, I conclude that they are terrible, and are not of the same quality as the best arguments for the truth of Christianity. Furthermore, I converted one of these into a powerful argument against mainstream Islamic/Quranic theism, which can be utilised by atheists and Christians alike; and just about anybody else
Keywords
- Islam Apologetics
- Muslim arguments
- Miracles
- Quranic challenge
- Christianity
- Open Access
Doubting the Quran, the Hadith, and Muhammad’s Splitting of the Moon: A Probabilistic Refutation of One of Islam’s Most Striking Miraculous Claims
Page range: 39 - 47
Abstract
Having spent many years engaging with Christian claims about miracles, especially the purported resurrection of Jesus, I now shift attention to Islamic miracle claims, the most striking of which seems to me to be Muhammad’s alleged splitting of the moon. I explain, in a Bayesian fashion, why this almost certainly did not happen.
Keywords
- Islam
- Apologetics
- Quran
- Miracles
- Muhammad’s splitting of the moon
- Open Access
God Emperor Trump: Defending Western Civilization Against Neo-Marxism and Militant Islam
Page range: 49 - 68
Abstract
As we await the Second Coming of President Donald Trump, it is important to understand that his conservative Evangelical supporters view him not as a new Christ but as a new Constantine, a guardian of Western Civilization in a crucial period when we face threatened conquest by foreign enemies and infiltrators, Postmodern Neo-Marxism, and Militant Islam Thus he should be seen also as a new Charles Martel. He need not be a Bible-reading pietist to fulfill these roles, so Christians need not be ashamed of him if he isn’t.
Keywords
- Trump
- Islam
- religion
- politics
- Christianity
- Open Access
Islamism, Political Islam, and the Need for Critique
Page range: 69 - 87
Abstract
This article is about Islamism (or political Islam) as a challenge for contemporary liberal democracies. Islamism is portrayed as an ideology that favors one specific religion as supreme and that is a threat to freedom of speech. The author makes a plea for distinguishing a. the religion of Islam, b. Muslims as a group, and c. the political ideology of Islamism. Regarding the dangers of Islamism, some sociological research about the convictions of Muslims is discussed (Koopmans, Esposito) and the most recent case from the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg—
Keywords
- Islamism
- Religious terrorism
- Theoterrorism
- Freedom of Speech
- Religious criticism
- Islamophobia
- Elisabeth Sabaditsch-Wolff
- (ECHR)
- Koopmans
- Esposito
- Open Access
Popper’s Paradox of Tolerance: An Examination of Segregated Muslim Neighbourhoods in Modern Britain
Page range: 89 - 112
Abstract
The twenty first century has witnessed a heightened interest in Muslim settlers in western democracies. In Britain, following the suicide bombings of 9/11 and particularly in the aftermath of the 7th July 2005 bombings in London, much of this focus has been on the threat of terror attacks emanating from radicalised Muslims. It is clearly the case that the same focus also applies to other west European countries which have witnessed similar attacks. The question arises as to the kind of milieu in which domestic jihadist perpetrators have been raised and live. In most cases—though not all—an upbringing in segregated Muslim neighbourhoods is a recurring theme. These can be deemed ‘closed communities’, yet they are situated in open societies underpinned by a secular, liberal democratic polity. This paper provides reasons and evidence for the epithet of closed communities with respect to Muslims in Britain and explores how these—in many significant respects—differ from mainstream, liberal, secular society. The tensions that inevitably arise are considered together with their implications. The inspiration for this paper stems from Karl Popper’s
Keywords
- Britain
- Muslims
- segregation
- tolerance
- Popper
- Open Access
The Tolerant Society and its Enemies: Moral Relativism, Multiculturalism, and Islamism
Page range: 113 - 131
Abstract
In this paper, T. M. Murray defends a vision of liberal tolerance as grounding the common good. She critiques the discourse that Western liberalism amounts to ‘Islamophobia’ or ‘cultural imperialism’. She argues that liberal academics, in maintaining these narratives, contradict their own vaunted values and tacitly collude with religious hypocrisy and intolerance. She argues for a universal vision of the common good broadly grounded in human flourishing and human nature and linked to the philosophies of Aristotle and J. S. Mill.
Keywords
- multiculturalism
- liberalism
- tolerance
- universalism
- relativism