On a frequent basis we upload opinion articles to this website. These blogs are written by a diverse group of authors from a Christian or Islamic background. The topics are related to the Church in the Context of Islam, or to our current research project surrounding inclusion and exclusion. The content of the blogs does not necessarily represent the vision of the Chair.
Conversation Guide #7: Discerning the Body in 1 Corinthians 10 – by Peter Ben Smit
By Erika van Nes
/ 22 May 2024
1 Corinthians 10 is a text clearly concerned with inclusion and exclusion. The key site of inclusion and exclusion in...
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Conversation Guide #6: Otherness and Exile – by Henk Bakker
By Erika van Nes
/ 15 May 2024
According to leading Jewish scholars, Jesus should basically be understood within the conservative Palestinian settings in which he was raised....
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Conversation Guide #5: Deuteronomy 17 – by Joep Dubbink & Klaas Spronk
By Erika van Nes
/ 8 May 2024
In Deuteronomy 17 it seems that apostasy or ‘leaving your religion’ is punished by death, a shocking outcome for the...
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