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Islam, Politics & Polemics
Investigate Islamic origins, texts, theology, and public claims through historical criticism and biblical-theological comparison.
Questions This Hub Explores
- What does the earliest evidence reveal about Islamic origins?
- How should Qur’anic textual history be evaluated?
- Where do Islamic and biblical accounts of revelation fundamentally diverge?
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August 12, 2026
Anselm of Canterbury and the Feudal Logic of Salvation: A Critical Analysis of Satisfaction Theory, Divine Justice, and Biblical Soteriology within the Architecture of the Promise-Plan of God
(2007). Anselm's satisfaction model marked a decisive shift in Western soteriology, replacing Eastern patristic emphases on ransom and ontological recapitulation with a legal framework shaped by the feudal order. Seeking…
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August 14, 2026
The “Islamic Dilemma” in Contemporary Christian–Muslim Polemics:
This article examines the “Islamic Dilemma” (also termed the “Quranic Dilemma”) as an internal, text-immanent critique employed in contemporary Christian–Muslim polemics.
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August 18, 2026
The Quranic Preservation Debate: Manuscript Evidence, Historical Critique, and the Promise-Plan of Divine Revelation
This essay offers a historical-critical examination of the traditional claim that the Qurʾan has been preserved letter for letter from the seventh century to the present. Drawing on paleography, codicology,…
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October 27, 2026
Epigraphy, Historical Skepticism, and the Origins of Islam: A Critical Realist Evaluation of Seventh-Century Rock Inscriptions against the Space-Time Bedrock of the Promise-Plan
This study evaluates what early Arabic rock inscriptions can contribute to debates about Islamic origins. It compares traditional, revisionist, and moderate readings of the evidence, considering religious identity, the development…
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The Word Made Flesh versus the Word Made Book: A Biblical-Theological and Historical-Critical Evaluation of Qur’anic Origins and the Promise-Plan of God
This study contrasts incarnation and inlibration through biblical theology and the historical study of Qurʾānic origins. It surveys manuscript corrections, transmission, Late Antique intertexts, Islamic biographical traditions, and the author’s…
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Mohammad vs Jesus: Who Has Better Historical Evidence?
This comparative study examines the historical sources for Jesus and Muhammad, engaging early testimony, manuscript evidence, Islamic origins, and the crucifixion. It evaluates claims raised in Jay Smith’s presentation through…
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Christ Our Savior: Promise-Plan Soteriology, Canonical Christology, and the Confrontation with Islamic Polemics
This study examines Christ’s saving work through the promise-plan, contrasting Christian and Islamic accounts of sin, revelation, and salvation. It connects liberation from sin’s power, penalty, guilt, and final consequences…
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Divine Love Revealed: The Promise-Plan Architecture of Relational Monotheism, Pneumatological Adoption, and the Critique of Islamic Unitarianism
This study contrasts Christian and Islamic accounts of divine love and human relationship with God. It traces incarnation, the cross, adoption, and the Spirit’s assurance through the promise-plan and engages…
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The Eternal Sonship of Christ: A Biblical-Theological Appraisal Within the Promise-Plan Architecture and Christian–Muslim Polemics
This study examines Christ’s eternal Sonship through biblical language, Davidic promise, and Jewish interpretive horizons. It addresses Islamic objections by distinguishing eternal filial relation and shared divine identity from physical…
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The Cultic Vindication of the Word: Christological Prerogatives, the Divine Identity, and the Promise-Plan of God in Christian–Muslim Polemics
This study examines worship offered to Jesus within Jewish monotheism, arguing that divine identity is expressed through exclusive prerogatives and accepted adoration rather than a required modern formula.
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October 17, 2026
The Triune God of the Promise-Plan: Biblical Theology, Hebraic Monotheism, and the Inter-Religious Critique of Islamic Tawḥīd
The essay traces Trinitarian confession through the biblical promise-plan and compares Christian and Islamic accounts of divine unity, revelation, and relational attributes.
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October 16, 2026
Biblical Monotheism: Trinitarian Complexity, the Architecture of the Promise-Plan, and the Inter-Religious Critique of Islamic Tawḥīd
A comparative guide to biblical monotheism, Trinitarian confession, and Islamic tawḥīd, tracing divine-identity arguments through the promise-plan.
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October 15, 2026
The Uniqueness of Jesus: Christological Prerogatives, the Promise-Plan Architecture, and Contemporary Christian–Muslim Polemics
A comparative study of Jesus’ titles, signs, and prerogatives explores the divide between Islamic inlibration and biblical incarnation within the promise-plan.
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October 14, 2026
The Eschatological King and the Forensic Judge: A Biblical-Theological and Canonical Evaluation of Christ’s Return in Christian–Muslim Polemics
A comparative study of Christ’s return, cosmic judgment, and messianic authority, distinguishing shared expectations from divergent Christian and Islamic accounts.
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October 13, 2026
Resurrection Evidence, Covenantal Fulfillment, and the Islamic Dilemma: An Academic and Exegetical Evaluation of Christ’s Resurrection in Christian–Muslim Polemics
Historical testimony, resurrection explanations, Qurʾānic death passages, and covenantal fulfillment are brought together in a Christian–Muslim comparative study.
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