Category Archives: Inter Religious Dialogue

“Spiritual Human” Interview with Gregory A Barker

“SPIRITUAL HUMAN” INTERVIEW WITH GREGORY A. BARKER Senior Lecturer, Religious Studies, University of Wales, Trinity Saint David http://www.trinitysaintdavid.ac.uk/en/business/consultancy/directoryofexpertise/drgregbarker/  Sincere thanks to Dr. Barker for agreeing to this interview Musa Askari: I would like to begin with your “spiritual quest” as a seeker … Continue reading

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“Spiritual Human” Interview with Tim Winter / Abdal Hakim Murad

Tim Winter / Abdal Hakim Murad is lecturer in Islamic Studies at the University of Cambridge, and is dean of the Cambridge Muslim College, UK, which trains imams for British mosques. In 2010 he was voted Britain’s most influential Muslim … Continue reading

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When The Atheist Met The Mystic

Sincere thanks to Professor Gregory A. Barker on the following book review. “Towards A Spiritual Humanism” is as a result of many hours of dialogue sessions between Hasan Askari and Jon Avery in June 1989. Hasan and Jon met one another at … Continue reading

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“Seers & Sages” Compiled by Hasan Askari / David Bowen

The following is the brief introduction to a small book, Seers & Sages (1991), compiled by Hasan Askari and David Bowen. Further below extracts from the book. Seers & Sages (600 BC to 1850 AC) “We present here under 40-year … Continue reading

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“Spiritual Human” Interview with Antony Thomas

“Film-maker Antony Thomas has won recognition and acclaim throughout the world for his powerful and thought-provoking programmes. Born in Calcutta, Thomas was taken to South Africa when he was six years old. He moved to England in 1967, where he … Continue reading

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“One of a Kind Soul – Hasan Askari” by Candice Rowland

Candice Rowland  http://fruition2012.wordpress.com/ is an aspiring author on a spiritual journey. Her passion is to HELP others someway, somehow. She cannot say she is religious but religious about all faiths. Candice BELIEVES there is a God with a mighty purpose … Continue reading

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Inter-Religious Dialogue : An Encounter by Musa Askari

Below Musa Askari’s article for HeadWaters/Delta Interfaith http://blog.headwatersdelta.org/2011/05/inter-religious-dialogue-encounter.html To engage in inter-religious dialogue is a tremendous moment of encounter. An encounter primarily between individuals. A great challenge at the same time. For to enter dialogue is to run the risk of … Continue reading

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The Dialogical Relationship between Christianity and Islam

By Professor Hasan Askari (published 1972 Journal of Ecumenical Stidies) “It is sometimes easier to reflect with the aid of poetic metaphors, particularly when one has to tread the difficult space between two massive traditions. Where the conceptual finds the … Continue reading

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From Interreligious Dialogue to Spiritual Humanism

By Professor Hasan Askari “I have always looked at religious diversity with a sense of wonder. The differences between religious beliefs and practices have never bothered me, nor have their conflicting truth-claims unnerved me. I was mystified by the fact … Continue reading

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