Almost every traditional personality theorist had something to say about religion, but the topic of how religious beliefs might affect individuals’ views of human nature remains largely unstudied. All religions, however, contain certain implicit ideas regarding personality that are likely to impact individual behavior. This article draws on Islamic sources to consider what a practicing Muslim m...

International Journal of Frontier Missions 22:4 Winter 2005•135 Summary of the problem In part one, “Explaining the Biblical Term ‘Son(s) of God’ in Muslim Contexts,” we saw that the term ‘son(s) of God’ has a broad range of meanings. For most Muslims, however, this term has one meaning only, and that is God’s offspring by a sexual union. Worse yet, many Muslims are so frightened of this term t...

American Muslims represent a growing and diverse community. Efforts at promoting cultural competence, enhancing cross-cultural communication skills, and improving community health must account for the religio-cultural frame through which American Muslims view healing. Using a community-based participatory research model, we conducted 13 focus groups at area mosques in southeast Michigan to expl...

This paper describes the process of religification through which assumed religious affiliation, rather than other identifications, becomes main category identity that Norwegian society uses to identify Turkish women living in Norway. Depending on semi-structured, in-depth interviews with 41 first-generation migrants Drammen and Oslo, first demonstrates variety belief, identification, adherence ...