Comments on: Sunday Reading for the Believer http://www.chapatimystery.com/archives/optical_character_recognition/sunday_reading_for_the_believer.html what is the vertiginous chapati saying to me? Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:40:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Andrew Reeves http://www.chapatimystery.com/archives/optical_character_recognition/sunday_reading_for_the_believer.html/comment-page-1#comment-1333 Andrew Reeves Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.chapatimystery.com/archives/uncategorized/sunday_reading_for_the_believer#comment-1333 You know, a while back, <i>Mother Jones</i> had an article about Christian groups sending people into Islamic countries with the sinister goal of "wiping out Islam." Upon actually reading the article, it turns out that they were missionaries trying to convert Muslims to Christianity. <p>That Tribune article likewise shows that basically irreligious people are utterly clueless when it comes to dealing with a proselytizing faith like Islam or Christianity. In the case of the <i>Mother Jones</i> article, you see people trying to understand Muslims as oppressed people of color rather than practitioners of a religion. Likewise, while "Islamic State in America" may sound creepy, that whole conversion of unbelievers thing is what Islam is about. <p>Out of curiosity, when teaching on subjects that run into religious/pre-modern mindsets, how often do you find that your undergrads wind up Not Getting It?</p></p> You know, a while back, Mother Jones had an article about Christian groups sending people into Islamic countries with the sinister goal of “wiping out Islam.” Upon actually reading the article, it turns out that they were missionaries trying to convert Muslims to Christianity.

That Tribune article likewise shows that basically irreligious people are utterly clueless when it comes to dealing with a proselytizing faith like Islam or Christianity. In the case of the Mother Jones article, you see people trying to understand Muslims as oppressed people of color rather than practitioners of a religion. Likewise, while “Islamic State in America” may sound creepy, that whole conversion of unbelievers thing is what Islam is about.

Out of curiosity, when teaching on subjects that run into religious/pre-modern mindsets, how often do you find that your undergrads wind up Not Getting It?

]]> By: sepoy http://www.chapatimystery.com/archives/optical_character_recognition/sunday_reading_for_the_believer.html/comment-page-1#comment-1334 sepoy Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.chapatimystery.com/archives/uncategorized/sunday_reading_for_the_believer#comment-1334 Andrew: I will have an answer to your question by Monday when my first writing assignments is due. I asked them to historicize and contextualize a "religious" event. Lets see what they get. I will keep you posted. Andrew: I will have an answer to your question by Monday when my first writing assignments is due. I asked them to historicize and contextualize a “religious” event. Lets see what they get. I will keep you posted.

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