@jbralston 3/ In the Quranic texts, we see that God is emphatically outside and above the vortex of human rivalry and violence. Henri Nouwen: "How can I announce the good news of reconciliation unless I am that?" Clearly, martial intercession in planetary religious war demands chutzpah.
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Copy of tweet and subtweet: Nick Routledge Nick_routledge 1/ We’re not alone or special in this regard: Crusaders, Jihadists, Zionists, Hindutvavadis, 969ers...everybody’s at it. So, given that the threat such universalism represents is to the entirety of life on earth, perhaps a fix is required and occurs (only) at the planetary level? Quote Tweet Nick Routledge Nick_routledge 1/ Perhaps our liberation theology remains as nationalist, blinkered and limiting as our nationalism. We are not the only only ones suffering from this plague: nor are we the only ones God welcomes.
@AmarAmarasingam @ShakiraSecurity @ToreRHamming How’s it going? “...twenty years after the 9/11 attacks, the jihadist movement appears, at least in terms of geographical presence and numerical support, stronger than ever...”
