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John Kelsay
John Kelsay is Richard L. Rubenstein Professor of Religion at Florida State University in Tallahassee.
Speaking of Islam
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Suicide bombers: The 'just war' debate, Islamic style
Tucked away in an account of the Jewish resistance to Antiochus Epiphanes is the story of a hero’s sacrifice. The Book of 1 Maccabees describes the prebattle scene....
Bin Laden's reasons: American "occupation" of Arabia
In recent months, a legion of commentators on Islam have emphasized that true Islam has nothing to do with the killing of innocent people....
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