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Is America being overrun by Sharia law? Can the Catechon restrain the Three Sons of Perdition? Ted Peters    

In Memory of Hans Küng, whose work continues to inspire me to integrate the theological understanding of Islam with its

Nahda, Reform Movement, and Modernism Abstract An appraisal of the Nahda—the colonial Renaissance or modernity in the Arab world from

I am interested in contributing a series of articles to the sociological study of Islam, public theology, and modernity in their alternative forms. Through this study, I aim to explore the significance of comparative religion for public theology and its practice in multicultural, pluralistic societies.

In the historical and cultural context of Islam, radical Islamism is part of a problematic regime that must be overcome through an enlightened interpretation of Islam. I provide a critical analysis of the genealogy of radical Islamism and its political violence…

Cultural Intellectual Landscape and Islamic Enlightenment Abstract In this essay, I trace the cultural and intellectual constellation that paved the

I adopt a post-Eurocentric approach to examining Islam within the context of the world system, focusing on the rise of commercial capitalism in Cairo during the thirteenth century. I explore the historical intersection of Islamic contributions to the cultural renaissance, rational theology, and the development of legal schools in Baghdad under the Abbasid Caliphate.

Islamic Science, Public Theology, and Legal Rationality Abstract In this essay, I aim to explore Islamic science and its critical

Islam as the Image of Hope: Liberation and Pubic Sphere Abstract This essay frames Islam as an image of God,

Colonialism, Islamic Radicalism, and Michel Foucault Abstract Political Islamism has emerged as a contradiction to the reformist democratic movement for

A Common Word between Us and You Muslims and Christians on Loving God and Neighbor Ted Peters Substack ST 2041

Averroes and the Paradigm Shift in Philosophical Theology Abstract The purpose of this study is to examine Averroes’ contribution to

Reinterpreting Averroes and an Innovation of Aristotle Abstract This essay examines Averroes’ contribution to Latin scholasticism, offering a clearer conceptual

Faith and Reason in Islamic-Christian Scholasticism:Al-Ghazali, Avicenna, and Thomas Aquinas Abstract: This paper explores the extent to which Islamic discourse

Sociology of Predestination and Capitalism Abstract Despite considerable critique of Weber’s views on Islam, my focus is on the constructive

Islam and Public Theology: A Constructive Proposal As a Christian public theologian and sociologist of comparative religion, I have explored