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Aside for the secretaries of state, those lofty roles at the Home
Office, MOD, Exchequer, and Foreign office, the ministers of the UK
are a cast of roles that expand, and contract based on the whims
and political needs of the Prime Minister. Within their portfolios
those MPs and Lords are immensely powerful - able to reshape whole
sectors of British society, grant or refuse government contracts
and planning permission, and intervene in matters throughout the
country. And yet, few members of the British Public could name
every single minister and fewer still could say the extent of each
minister's responsibilities. We like to imagine that they are
competent, prepared, and entirely in control, and we hold them to
standards as though they are. But they are often none of those
things. These men and women serve at the pleasure of the Prime
Minister. Any misstep or scandal can invite media attention, public
outcry, and their swift departure. At the same time, their
resignations can shatter political alliances and bring down Prime
Ministers and even governments. Their positions are, therefore,
both immensely powerful and precarious. In Fifteen Minutes of
Power, Peter Riddell draws on interviews with former ministers,
conducted on behalf of the Institute of Government, to reveal the
fraught existence of these powerful men and women.
In this 2012 issue of the CSIOF Bulletin we have a rich collection
of contributions addressing two main themes: Islam and its primary
texts and Christian-Muslim relations in the contemporary world.
Bernie Power has provided several stimulating articles that
consider fundamental questions for Christians relating to the
nature of God and the role of Muhammad. As part of this discussion
he asks whether it is even possible to study the tradition of
another religion. Christina Cirucci and Brent Neely then consider
various angles on the Bible and Qur'an, taking account of both
textual and narrative elements. The second section of feature
articles casts a spotlight on diverse contexts in the Islamic
world: Malaysia, Indonesia, Afghanistan, Mali and Nigeria. It is
difficult to examine such locations without considering the
experience of Christians living under Islamic majorities. Andy
Bannister gives shape to this issue in his excellent analysis of
religious persecutions, its causes and roots. The Communiques and
reviews provide information on various lectures and related
activities at a number of different locations in Australia and
overseas, as well as perspectives on several recent books of
interests to our readership.
The papers in this volume fall into two parts. Part Oneaddresses
the much-discussed topic of jihad, providing various angleson this
question. Part Two focuses upon particular countries and cultures.
CONTENTS: (1) Introduction - Peter Riddell. (2) Fighting the
Unbelievers: Various Perspectives on Qur'an 9:29 by Muslim
Theologians - Denis Saveliev. (3) The Kharijites - John Kingsbury.
(4) Greater and Lesser Jihad: Competing or Complementary
Perspectives. (5) The Vision for Pakistan: Muslim State of Islamic
State - John Bales. (6) A New Day for Islamist Politics in Modern
Turkey - Richard Duncalfe. (7) Issues Affecting the Relationship
between Islam and the State in Australia - Richard Bath. (8) Is
Islam Compatible with 21st Century Western Values and Ideals? -
Theo Kalmbach.
This Bulletin issue predominantly considers the study of Islam and
Christian-Muslim relations. The first two articles provide
different angles on the question of unity and diversity within the
world of Islam, considering the elements of "glue" that bind the
rich variety across the Islamic world. The remaining articles
present papers delivered at two very different conferences. The
articles on the Hadith and the Da'iyya were presented as papers by
CSIOF researchers at an inter-institutional Day Conference held at
the Australian Catholic University in Melbourne on 4 August 2010.
One year earlier, on 2-3 October 2009, a conference was held in
Melbourne to mark the centenary of the great 1910 Edinburgh
missions conference. The Melbourne gathering is described in the
editor's brief contribution, followed by the two plenary addresses.
Two communiques follow, providing windows into Christian- Muslim
issues in Germany and Britain. Then comes a series of reviews of
books and films, covering wide-ranging topics and locations of
relevance to the study of Islam. This issue of the Bulletin
concludes with a summary of news and activities from the CSIOF over
the last twelve months. TABLE OF CONTENTS FEATURES Islam: Unity in
Diversity 1 Islam: Unity in Diversity 2 Muslim Scholars Address the
Hadith Making of a Missionary: the Da iyya Australia Looks Towards
Edinburgh Christian Mission Among Other Faiths Contextual Mission:
An Australian Perspective COMMUNIQUES Graduate Seminar in Theology
in Stuttgart The Islamic Republic of Britain? A Personal Odyssey
REVIEWS The Story of the Qur'an The Banquet: A Reading of the Fifth
Sura of the Qur'an Approaches to the Qur'an in Contemporary
Indonesia Islamic Legal Thought in Modern Indonesia God's
Battalions World of the Spirits The Wedding Song The Third Choice A
God who Hates The World Turned Upside Down Another Attack on the
Reliability of the Bible CSIOF NEWS AND ACTIVITIES Postgraduate
Research Seminars on Islam 2010
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