Qur'an
In the Qur’an, God is a great debater
The Qur’an is not a description of God. It’s a call to conversion.
A remarkable commentary on the Qur’an and the Bible
Gabriel Said Reynolds puts the two sacred texts into respectful, honest conversation.
by Ejaz Naqvi
The prism of Mohja Kahf’s poetry
Kahf turns the stories of biblical and Qur'anic women to see their many facets.
by Amy Frykholm
A Deuteronomist redactor meets a recorder of Islamic texts
Who I'd invite to my writers' dinner party
by Debbie Blue
Reading Mary alongside Maryam
We were seated on chairs arranged in a circle in the aptly named Hospitality Room, men and women from Iran, Indonesia, Egypt, Japan, and the U.S. We were reading the Qur’an. Some were Muslims who many people would not consider Muslim; others were Christians who many people would not consider Christian.
Living by the Qur’an: Islam scholar Jonathan Brown
"The Qur'an is like a stream of divine consciousness. The literal meaning of the Qur'an is never the literal meaning of the Qur'an."
interview by Amy Frykholm
The Torah, the Gospel, and the Qur’an, by Anton Wessels
Anton Wessels emphasizes points of convergence among the Abrahamic religions, even assimilating their scriptural perspectives into a single story. It's an audacious wager, and not without dangers.
reviewed by Leo D. Lefebure
Faith under scrutiny: My semester teaching Saudis
The faculty heard about a large influx of Saudi students on campus. I didn't expect to find them all in my world religions class.
How to Read the Qur’an, by Carl W. Ernst
In the decade since 9/11, it seems as though every trade publisher and university press has brought forth a guide to the Qur’an for the perplexed. Carl Ernst eschews the usual method for books of this sort.
reviewed by Steven Young
About that Bible-and-Playboy photo illustration
This post by GetReligion editor Terry Mattingly is a classic specimen of the genre: some great media criticism, with sprinkled asides of conservative boilerplate.