Archive - Mark Durie Blog

God or "Allah"? Jesus or "Isa"?

Years ago I came to the conclusion that the God of the Qur’an is different from the God of the Bible, that the Jesus of the gospels is different from…

Aug 6 •

March 2025

John Anderson Podcast with Mark Durie and Richard Shumack

This YouTube podcast,

Mar 28 •

A Canary in the Anglican Coalmine

This article appeared first in the March 2025 edition of Quadrant.

Mar 5 •

December 2024

Two Courses on Islam

Christian Witness in a Muslim Context

Dec 22, 2024 •

May 2024

Sydney Sermons, Islamic Incitement

This first appeared in Quadrant.

May 9, 2024 •

February 2024

Recent Mark Durie Videos

24 February 2024

Feb 23, 2024 •

January 2024

Double-Minded. A Book Launch

17 February 2024 at Bread of Life Church, 7/25 Chapman St, Blackburn North VIC 3130, Melbourne, Australia. 6.45pm for 7pm Start.

Jan 31, 2024 •

Book Review by Mark Durie: Creating the Qur'an: A Historical-Critical Study by Stephen J. Shoemaker

Oakland: University of California Press. 2022. 353 pp. $34.95, paper. This review appeared in the Middle East Quarterly Volume 30(4).

Jan 25, 2024 •

December 2023

Mark Durie's New Book: Double-Minded

How Sex Is Dividing the Australian Church

Dec 1, 2023 •

November 2023

Mark Durie's Recent Media Appearances on Gaza and Israel

Here are links to some of my recent media presentations.

Nov 16, 2023 •

October 2023

A Q&A Primer on Hamas - Part 8

Some concluding thoughts.

Oct 28, 2023

A Q&A Primer on Hamas - Part 7

What are the rules of war?

Oct 26, 2023

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