Philip Jenkins
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Philip Jenkins, author of GOD’S CONTINENT: Christianity, Islam and Europe’s Religious Crisis, is Distinguished Professor of History and Religious Studies, Penn State University. In addition to the acclaimed FUTURE OF CHRISTIANITY series, he is the author of DREAM CATHERS: How Mainstream America Discovered Native Spirituality, BEYOND TOLERANCE: Child Pornography and the Internet, and many other books. He lives in University Park, PA.

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What To Do About Violent Biblical Texts?

(1373) Comments | Posted February 3, 2012 | 3:11 PM

Every few weeks, it seems, Islam makes headlines in the U.S., whether the topic is a television show like All-American Muslim, a state prohibiting Sharia law, or just a grandstanding platform statement in a primary. No less predictable are the basic arguments: Islam is evil, violent and repressive in its...

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Looking For A Few Good Muslims

(2) Comments | Posted July 19, 2007 | 2:13 PM

The angelic-faced cleric looked bemused as the police guard insisted that he could not be admitted to 10 Downing Street without photo identification. "But I am a mufti!" he said, puzzled. "We do not carry identification. In Bosnia, everyone knows we are muftis". Eventually, though, he did produce a...

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