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
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
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
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'
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,
"It's Always Our Decision Who We Are"
I was twenty-five years old when I first heard of the University of Texas Professor of Philosophy, Robert Solomon. The
Thomas Carlyle and the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ)
In surveying the positive opinions on Islam by great men and cultural figures of the West, we would be sorely
The Kaaba and 'Squaring the Circle'
As the geometer his mind applies
To square the circle, nor for all his wit
Finds the right formula, howe’
Life in an American Madrasa
I’ve just finished my first year as a student in an Islamic school — Al-Maqasid — in the United States. And
‘The Gurus, the Young Man, and Father Hilarion’
“You’re sincere enough.” She laughed shortly. “Heaven protect the human race from the sincere idealist!” — Algis Budrys, Some Will
