Tag Archives: Hell

California’s Wildfires and Sudan’s Civil War: Latest Islamic State Editorials

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 27 January 2025

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Origins of Vampire Stories: When, Where, and How

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 17 August 2023

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Islamic State Spokesman Counters “Accusations” Against the Group and Explains its Purpose in Syria

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 3 September 2022

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Book Review: Introduction to the Qur’an (1953) by Richard Bell

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on January 13, 2015

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Richard Bell’s Introduction to the Qur’an is, at less than 200 pages, a brief and easily-digestible explanation of the context in which Islam’s “holy” book arose, and the problems of reconciling theological orthodoxy with historical accuracy. More than six decades after publication, the book remains influential in scholarship of the Qur’an. Continue reading