FORUM: Conflict and Convergence in Late Antiquity (Part 2) Michael Pregill | December 21, 2015 Global Late Antiquity About Global Late Antiquity Islam was born out of the imperial struggles of Late Antiquity, a period during which claims of political authority were commonly intertwined with assertions of religious truth. Islam was unusual in this period in that it recognized the partial authenticity of the Jewish and Christian messages while asserting its superiority as the final revelation to humanity, as well as establishing a world empire aiming to restore God's rule on earth... Read the rest of this entry
FORUM: Conflict and Convergence in Late Antiquity (Part 1) Judaism and Christianity at the Origins of Islam Michael Pregill | November 11, 2015 Global Late Antiquity About Global Late Antiquity It is something of an understatement to say that the study of the Qur’an and Islamic origins is currently in a state of extreme ferment. Over the last decade, we have seen a significant resurgence of interest in exploring Islamic origins and the background to the Qur’an by examining the history, politics, culture, and religion of the wider world of Late Antiquity in which the Qur’an was revealed and the Muslim umma emerged. Read the rest of this entry
