Episode 7 — From Rome to Byzantium
Greek Language, Eastern Christianity, and the Long Continuity (c. 395–1453) Purpose of this episode In Episodes 1–6 we traced how…
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Nigeria’s Faith and Power (Content)
Episode 1: The Tinubu Presidency Begins: A Muslim Leader with a Christian First Lady Episode 2: Interfaith Marriage in Islam:…
Episode 1: The Tinubu Presidency Begins: A Muslim Leader with a Christian First Lady
Nigeria’s Faith and Power – A Journey Through Religion, Politics, and Society In May 2023, Bola Ahmed Tinubu was sworn…
Episode 2: Interfaith Marriage in Islam: Rules, Permissions, and Real-Life Examples
Nigeria’s Faith and Power – A Journey Through Religion, Politics, and Society The marriage of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a…
Episode 3: The Tinubu Family: One Wife, Six Children, Two Faiths
Nigeria’s Faith and Power – A Journey Through Religion, Politics, and Society The private life of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu…
Episode 4: Tinubu’s Record on Terrorism and Christian Persecution Claims
Nigeria’s Faith and Power – A Journey Through Religion, Politics, and Society Since taking office in May 2023, President Bola…
Episode 5: The Controversial 2023 Election: How Tinubu Won and Debates Over Fairness
Nigeria’s Faith and Power – A Journey Through Religion, Politics, and Society On 25 February 2023, Nigerians went to the…
Episode 6: From Jonathan to Tinubu: The Fall of a Christian President and the PDP Era
Nigeria’s Faith and Power – A Journey Through Religion, Politics, and Society For sixteen uninterrupted years, from the return to…
Episode 7: Christian or Muslim Rule? Mapping Nigeria’s Leadership History
Nigeria’s Faith and Power – A Journey Through Religion, Politics, and Society Since Nigeria gained independence in 1960, the question…
Episode 8: Military vs Civilian Rule: The Religious Balance Shift
Nigeria’s Faith and Power – A Journey Through Religion, Politics, and Society One of the most striking patterns in Nigeria’s…
Episode 9: Nigeria’s Changing Religious Demographics: 1960s to 2025
Nigeria’s Faith and Power – A Journey Through Religion, Politics, and Society Nigeria has never conducted an official census that…
Episode 10: Geography of Faith: North, South, and the Mixed Middle Belt
Nigeria’s Faith and Power – A Journey Through Religion, Politics, and Society Nigeria’s religious landscape is strikingly geographical. While national…
Episode 11: Peace and Tension: Nigeria’s Most Harmonious Regions
Nigeria’s Faith and Power – A Journey Through Religion, Politics, and Society While headlines often focus on Nigeria’s security challenges,…
Messianic Expectations in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
Comparison of Messianic Expectations (Judaism, Christianity, Islam) 🟦 1. Identity of the Messiah Religion Who is the Messiah? Judaism A…
Historical Timeline of Jesus in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
Historical Timeline: Development of Beliefs About Jesus 1️⃣ Before Jesus (1000 BC – 1 AD) Judaism Impact:Judaism enters the time…
Jesus in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
🟦 1. Did Jesus ascend to Heaven? Religion Belief Christianity Yes. Jesus rose from the dead and ascended bodily into…
Christianity and Buddhism in Comparative Perspective (Contents)
Part 1. Origins and Foundational Visions Part 2. The Making of the Scriptures: The Bible and the Tripiṭaka Part 3.…
Part 1. Origins and Foundational Visions
1. Introduction Christianity and Buddhism rank among the most influential spiritual traditions in human history. Though both respond to the…
Part 10. The Person of Christ and the Figure of the Buddha
1. Introduction Every religion is shaped by its founding personality. In Christianity and Buddhism, the life and teaching of the…
Explaining Christianity to Buddhists (Contents)
Part 1: Understanding the Buddhist Mindset Part 2: The Language Barrier – From Revelation to Realisation Part 3: Speaking of…
Part 1: Understanding the Buddhist Mindset
Bridging the Light: Explaining Christianity to Buddhists with Clarity and Compassion 1. Introduction Before Christians can explain their faith to…
Part 2: The Language Barrier – From Revelation to Realisation
Bridging the Light: Explaining Christianity to Buddhists with Clarity and Compassion 1. Introduction When Christians speak about God, sin, faith,…
Part 3: Speaking of God – Explaining a Personal Creator to a Non-Theistic Listener
Bridging the Light: Explaining Christianity to Buddhists with Clarity and Compassion 1. Introduction For Christians, speaking about God is natural…
Part 4: Explaining the Soul and the Self
Bridging the Light: Explaining Christianity to Buddhists with Clarity and Compassion 1. Introduction Among all differences between Christianity and Buddhism,…
Part 5: Grace, Karma, and Moral Cause
Bridging the Light: Explaining Christianity to Buddhists with Clarity and Compassion 1. Introduction For Christians, the word grace (charis) lies…
Part 6: Sin and Suffering — The Christian Meaning of Deliverance
Bridging the Light: Explaining Christianity to Buddhists with Clarity and Compassion 1. Introduction Every religion wrestles with the same universal…
Part 7: Jesus Christ – Saviour, Teacher, and the Living Word
Bridging the Light: Explaining Christianity to Buddhists with Clarity and Compassion 1. Introduction For Christians, Jesus Christ is the centre…
Part 8: Faith and Practice — The Path of Transformation
Bridging the Light: Explaining Christianity to Buddhists with Clarity and Compassion 1. Introduction To a Buddhist, spiritual progress depends on…
Part 9: The Church and the Sangha — Community as Spiritual Support
Bridging the Light: Explaining Christianity to Buddhists with Clarity and Compassion 1. Introduction Both Christianity and Buddhism recognise that spiritual…
Part 10: Dialogue and Witness — Building Bridges without Barriers
Bridging the Light: Explaining Christianity to Buddhists with Clarity and Compassion 1. Introduction Interfaith dialogue is not about winning arguments…
Explaining Buddhism to Christians (Contents)
Part 1: Understanding the Buddhist Worldview Part 2: The Life of the Buddha – History and Meaning Part 3: The…
Faith Across the Ages of Egypt: Pharaohs to the Moving MountainFaith Across the Ages of Egypt: Pharaohs to the Moving Mountain
Chapter 3 – The Rise of Christianity and the Coptic Identity
Part II – The Christianisation of Egypt 3.1 St Mark the Evangelist and the Birth of the Alexandrian Church According…
26: The Lord’s Day and Early Christian Worship
Theme: From Sabbath to the Lord’s Day – Resurrection Worship and the Fulfilment of Sacred Time 1. Introduction By the…
23. Christian
Acts 9:1-2 1 And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the…
11: Comparative Analysis – Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism on Human Nature
Human Composition in Biblical Theology 1. Introduction Human nature—what constitutes a person and what happens after death—is a foundational question…
6: The Holy Spirit in Early Judaism and Christianity
1. Term: Holy Spirit Meaning: God’s empowering presence and active force in the world and in believers. 2. Historical-Cultural Context:…
Genesis: Creation, Covenant, and the Promise of Blessing – A Doctrinal Comparison between Judaism and Christianity
1. Introduction Genesis, the first book of the Torah/Pentateuch, serves as the foundational narrative for both Judaism and Christianity. It…
Exodus: Deliverance, Covenant, and Divine Presence – A Doctrinal Comparison between Judaism and Christianity
1. Introduction The book of Exodus is pivotal in both Judaism and Christianity, recounting Israel’s deliverance from Egyptian bondage and…
Leviticus: Holiness, Sacrifice, and Priestly Mediation – A Doctrinal Comparison between Judaism and Christianity
1. Introduction Leviticus, the third book of the Torah/Pentateuch, is primarily concerned with laws governing holiness, ritual purity, sacrifices, and…
Numbers: Wilderness Journey, Covenant Faithfulness, and Divine Provision – A Doctrinal Comparison between Judaism and Christianity
1. Introduction Numbers, the fourth book of the Torah/Pentateuch, narrates Israel’s wilderness journey from Sinai to the borders of the…
Deuteronomy: Covenant Renewal, Law, and Love – A Doctrinal Comparison between Judaism and Christianity
1. Introduction Deuteronomy, the fifth and final book of the Torah/Pentateuch, functions as a covenant renewal document. It restates and…
Comparative Overview of Core Doctrines in Judaism and Christianity Based on the Torah/Pentateuch
1. Introduction The Torah, consisting of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy, forms the doctrinal and narrative foundation for both…
What Are the Major World Religions?
Comparative Religion Questions 1. Introduction The term “major world religions” refers to religious traditions with substantial global influence, historical depth,…
How Are Monotheistic Religions (Christianity, Islam, Judaism) Similar and Different?
Comparative Religion Questions 1. Introduction Christianity, Islam, and Judaism, often termed the Abrahamic religions, share historical and theological roots yet…
Majority Religions and Strategic Power (Content)
Secular Countries Christian-Majority Countries Muslim-Majority Countries Hindu-Majority Countries Buddhist-Majority Countries Communist/Socialist Countries Comparative Analysis of Christian-Majority and Muslim-Majority Countries Comparative…
Christian and Islamic Sectarian Composition and Nuclear Capabilities
1. Introduction Christianity and Islam are the world’s largest religions, with approximately 2.4 billion and 1.9 billion adherents, respectively (Pew…
Comparative Analysis of Christianity and Islam
Denominational Groups, Population, Countries, and Nuclear Capabilities 1. Introduction Christianity and Islam, with approximately 2.4 billion and 1.9 billion adherents…
Christian-Majority Countries
Christian Denominational Groups, Population, Countries, and Nuclear Capabilities: An Academic Analysis 1. Introduction Christianity, with approximately 2.4 billion adherents, is…
Comparative Analysis of Christian-Majority and Muslim-Majority Countries
Denominational/Sectarian Groups, Population, Countries, Nuclear Capabilities, and Regional Influence 1. Introduction Christianity and Islam, with approximately 2.4 billion and 1.9…
Comparative Analysis of Christian-Majority and Communist/Socialist Countries
Denominational/Ideological Groups, Population, Countries, and Nuclear Capabilities 1. Introduction Christianity, with approximately 2.4 billion adherents, and communism/socialism, as a political…
Comparative Analysis of Christian-Majority and Buddhist-Majority Countries
Denominational Groups, Population, Countries, and Nuclear Capabilities 1. Introduction Christianity and Buddhism, with approximately 2.4 billion and 520 million adherents…
Comparative Analysis of Christian-Majority and Hindu-Majority Countries
Denominational Groups, Population, Countries, and Nuclear Capabilities 1. Introduction Christianity and Hinduism, with approximately 2.4 billion and 1.2 billion adherents…
The Christian Life Journey (Contents)
Chapter 1: Humanity’s Condition Before Salvation Chapter 2: The Proclamation of the Gospel Chapter 3: The Work of the Holy…
The Christian Life Journey (Introduction)
Framing the Christian Journey Definition: What is the Christian Life? The Christian life is a lifelong, transformational journey of faith,…
Mere Christianity
Mere Christianity – C.S. Lewis 1. Full Citation Lewis, C.S. (1952) Mere Christianity. New York: Macmillan Publishing. 2. Introduction Mere…
Institutes of the Christian Religion
Institutes of the Christian Religion – John Calvin 1. Full Citation Calvin, J. (1536; final edition 1559) Institutes of the…
What Christians Ought to Believe
What Christians Ought to Believe – Michael F. Bird 1. Full Citation Bird, M.F. (2016) What Christians Ought to Believe:…
Simply Christian: Why Christianity Makes Sense
Simply Christian: Why Christianity Makes Sense – N.T. Wright 1. Full Citation Wright, N.T. (2006) Simply Christian: Why Christianity Makes…
Why AI Is Important for Bible Study – For Christians and Non-Believers Alike
1. Introduction: The Meeting of Ancient Text and Modern Intelligence In an era where artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping sectors…