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Misreading Scripture with Individualist Eyes

Misreading Scripture with Individualist Eyes

Misreading Scripture with Individualist Eyes: Patronage, Honor, and Shame in the Biblical World by E.Randolph Richards and Richard James IVP Academic, 2020 Reviewed by Moyra Dale   The book is…

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Mothers

Mothers

On Mother’s Day this past year, a group of Muslim and Christian women met to discuss... mothers. No surprise there. We met on a Saturday afternoon to talk about the…

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Covered Glory: The face of honour and shame in the Muslim World

Covered Glory: The face of honour and shame in the Muslim World

Book Review: Covered Glory: The face of honour and shame in the Muslim World Title of Book: Covered Glory: The face of honour and shame in the Muslim World Author:…

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Life without a home

Life without a home

What does it mean to be a woman on the refugee trail? It almost sounds like an adventure when we write it like that, the refugee trail. To speak this…

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Missing the mark

Missing the mark

Sin is the usual starting point for the message of the good news of God’s love for us all. We quickly go back to the first time humankind broke relationship…

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Malachi: An Honor-Shame Paraphrase

Malachi: An Honor-Shame Paraphrase

Title of Book: Malachi: An Honor-Shame Paraphrase Author: Jayson Georges Published: Time Press, 2019 Reviewer: C. Hine Malachi is the fifth book or section of Scripture to be paraphrased by…

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What do people do when they pray?

What do people do when they pray?

What does it mean to pray? How do you pray? How would you describe Christian prayer? I have heard western Christians describe Christian prayer as spontaneous, in contrast to set…

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Veils: Covering and Conversations

Veils: Covering and Conversations

One of the most confusing experiences I had as a teacher in universities in Southeast Asia was seeing some of my female students change their regular pattern of veiling or…

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Muslim Spirituality

Muslim Spirituality

(This post comes from the writings of Vivienne Stacey. Vivienne was a pioneer thinker, researcher and writer who spent many years working in Pakistan and was a mentor to many…

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The “Problem” of Prayer: Part 2

The “Problem” of Prayer: Part 2

The first part of this two-part blog focussed on sholat and zikir prayers. This second part examines the place of do'a prayer in women’s devotional lives, and draws some conclusions…

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