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The Kollyvas
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Stylianos D Poyiadjis
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In Western popular imagination, the Caliphate often conjures up an
array of negative images, while rallies organised in support of
resurrecting the Caliphate are treated with a mixture of
apprehension and disdain, as if they were the first steps towards
usurping democracy. Yet these images and perceptions have little to
do with reality. While some Muslims may be nostalgic for the
Caliphate, only very few today seek to make that dream come true.
Yet the Caliphate can be evoked as a powerful rallying call and a
symbol that draws on an imagined past and longing for reproducing
or emulating it as an ideal Islamic polity. The Caliphate today is
a contested concept among many actors in the Muslim world, Europe
and beyond, the reinvention and imagining of which may appear
puzzling to most of us. Demystifying the Caliphate sheds light on
both the historical debates following the demise of the last
Ottoman Caliphate and controversies surrounding recent calls to
resurrect it, transcending alarmist agendas to answer fundamental
questions about why the memory of the Caliphate lingers on among
diverse Muslims. From London to the Caucasus, to Jakarta, Istanbul,
and Baghdad, the contributors explore the concept of the Caliphate
and the re-imagining of the Muslim ummah as a diverse multi-ethnic
community.
Fascinating stories, anecdotes and illustrations from one of its
most inspirational practitioners. In short, pithy paragraphs, Sandy
Millar talks about the life of Jesus, God's call to intimacy, the
power of the Holy Spirit, and the teachings of the Bible. Compiled
and edited by Mark Elsdon-Dew from transcripts of his sermons and
writings, Sandy Millar's teaching will heartily encourage anyone
with a love for life and Jesus. 'Instead of a massy tome of
controversial divinity we have a delightful and unoppressive
simplicity which nevertheless packs a Christian punch.' - Rt Rev.
Rt Hon. Lord Richard Chartres Cover artwork from Sunday Times
bestselling author and illustrator Charlie Mackesy, creator of The
Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse - the 2019 Waterstones Book of
the Year.
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