Sa'id Abdul Latif (Hilarion Heagy)

Sa'id Abdul Latif (Hilarion Heagy)

Pennsylvania
Oct
23
The ‘Nomad Archetype’ and the ‘Great In-Between’: Part 6 — Abdal Hakim Murad on Arabic, the Quran, Deleuze and ‘Nomadism’

The ‘Nomad Archetype’ and the ‘Great In-Between’: Part 6 — Abdal Hakim Murad on Arabic, the Quran, Deleuze and ‘Nomadism’

Much of my coming into Islam can be credited to the tireless efforts of one man: the English academic, theologian
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Oct
21
The ‘Nomad Archetype’ and the ‘Great In-Between’: Part 5 — Flannery O’Connor and ‘Dark Nomadism’

The ‘Nomad Archetype’ and the ‘Great In-Between’: Part 5 — Flannery O’Connor and ‘Dark Nomadism’

‘Southern-Gothic Nomadism’ and the ‘Christ-Haunted South’ “The body, lady, is like a house: it don’t go anywhere; but the
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Oct
17
The ‘Nomad Archetype’ and the ‘Great In-Between’: Part 4 — “The Nomadism of Dajjal (Antichrist)”

The ‘Nomad Archetype’ and the ‘Great In-Between’: Part 4 — “The Nomadism of Dajjal (Antichrist)”

“In a world that keeps moving, the nomad is the one standing still.” — Nanako Umemoto A few people have contacted
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Oct
11
The ‘Nomad Archetype’ and the ‘Great In-Between’: Part 3—The Islamic Tradition

The ‘Nomad Archetype’ and the ‘Great In-Between’: Part 3—The Islamic Tradition

This is a continuation of my “Nomadic Architype and the ‘Great In-Between’” series, with my last entry concerning the Biblical
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Oct
05
The ‘Muslim Priest’: Early College Writing

The ‘Muslim Priest’: Early College Writing

(Or: The More Things Change, the More Things Remain the Same) Sa’īd Abdul Latif (Hilarion Heagy) 8 min read·
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Sep
28
The ‘Nomad Archetype’ and the ‘Great In-Between’: Part 2— The Biblical and Christian Tradition

The ‘Nomad Archetype’ and the ‘Great In-Between’: Part 2— The Biblical and Christian Tradition

Continuing our look at the ‘Nomad Archetype’, we shall leave the world of contemporary French philosophy which we explored in
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Sep
15
The ‘Nomad Archetype’ and the ‘Great In-Between’: Part 1 — Deleuze and ‘A Thousand Plateaus’

The ‘Nomad Archetype’ and the ‘Great In-Between’: Part 1 — Deleuze and ‘A Thousand Plateaus’

This is a follow-up to my Part 1: Introduction. I suppose that the best place to start with my mini-series
5 min read
Sep
14
The ‘Nomad Archetype’ and the ‘Great In-Between’: Introduction

The ‘Nomad Archetype’ and the ‘Great In-Between’: Introduction

Revelation There are moments in our lives when we receive Revelation. Often they are not ‘mountain-top’ moments of dramatic fire
5 min read
Sep
04
Back to School at Al-Maqasid!

Back to School at Al-Maqasid!

I thank God I'm back at Al-Maqasid. This past summer has been such a trial, but I'
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Aug
18
Convert Types and the Experience of Faith

Convert Types and the Experience of Faith

In April of last year, I wrote a short piece on ‘the convert mindset in the West’. In this piece,
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