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Research paper thumbnail of THE ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE DHIMMA IN ISLAMIC LAW

The Islamic Law of the Dhimma is conventionally viewed among Muslims as the proper legal framewor... more The Islamic Law of the Dhimma is conventionally viewed among Muslims as the proper legal framework for the presence of non-Muslims within an Islamic Society. It provides the legal rights and restrictions on the “People of the Book,” primarily Jews and Christians living under Islamic rule. Under this view, the law can be traced to the lifetime of the prophet of Islam, Muhammad. This view, though typical, does not accord with the currently available historical evidence.

Research paper thumbnail of Does DNA = God? Bioinformatics and intelligent design

Kerygma, 2022

The science of bioinformatics is relatively new. It began in the 1960s as a way to handle the mas... more The science of bioinformatics is relatively new. It began in the 1960s as a way to handle the massive amount of data that was beginning to be revealed in DNA. One of the critical insights that researchers discovered was that DNA contained a treasure trove of information: the programming of life. It is the thesis of this article that the encoded information in DNA is not similar to a written human language: it is a language. Just as the information conveyed in languages comes from minds, so too must the instructions programmed into DNA.

Research paper thumbnail of Mahdi

War and Religion: An Encyclopedia of Faith and Conflict. [3 volumes], 2017

An encyclopedia article from War and Religion: An Encyclopedia of Faith and Conflict.

Research paper thumbnail of Apocalypticism and War, Muslim

War and Religion: An Encyclopedia of Faith and Conflict [3 volumes]., 2017

Encyclopedia entry on Apocalypticism and War, Muslim

Research paper thumbnail of Muslim Brotherhood

War and Religion: An Encyclopedia of Faith and Conflict [3 volumes]. , 2017

Encyclopedia entry on the Muslim Brotherhood

Research paper thumbnail of THE ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE DHIMMA IN ISLAMIC LAW

The Islamic Law of the Dhimma is conventionally viewed among Muslims as the proper legal framewor... more The Islamic Law of the Dhimma is conventionally viewed among Muslims as the proper legal framework for the presence of non-Muslims within an Islamic Society. It provides the legal rights and restrictions on the “People of the Book,” primarily Jews and Christians living under Islamic rule. Under this view, the law can be traced to the lifetime of the prophet of Islam, Muhammad. This view, though typical, does not accord with the currently available historical evidence.

Research paper thumbnail of Does DNA = God? Bioinformatics and intelligent design

Kerygma, 2022

The science of bioinformatics is relatively new. It began in the 1960s as a way to handle the mas... more The science of bioinformatics is relatively new. It began in the 1960s as a way to handle the massive amount of data that was beginning to be revealed in DNA. One of the critical insights that researchers discovered was that DNA contained a treasure trove of information: the programming of life. It is the thesis of this article that the encoded information in DNA is not similar to a written human language: it is a language. Just as the information conveyed in languages comes from minds, so too must the instructions programmed into DNA.

Research paper thumbnail of Mahdi

War and Religion: An Encyclopedia of Faith and Conflict. [3 volumes], 2017

An encyclopedia article from War and Religion: An Encyclopedia of Faith and Conflict.

Research paper thumbnail of Apocalypticism and War, Muslim

War and Religion: An Encyclopedia of Faith and Conflict [3 volumes]., 2017

Encyclopedia entry on Apocalypticism and War, Muslim

Research paper thumbnail of Muslim Brotherhood

War and Religion: An Encyclopedia of Faith and Conflict [3 volumes]. , 2017

Encyclopedia entry on the Muslim Brotherhood

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