Islam
A Short Guide to the Faith
- World Religions
- Publisher: Eerdmans
- Published: 2011
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Publisher's Description
In this straightforward and authoritative collection of fifteen essays -- each by a different, specialized expert in the field -- readers will encounter all the major elements of Islam, including its history, its beliefs, its practices, and its interactions, notably with Christianity, Judaism, and the modern world. Islam: A Short Guide to the Faith will inform and enlighten all who wish to better understand this increasingly influential world religion. Contributors:Roger AllenRuba Kana'anAhmet T. KaramustafaBruce B. LawrencePaul LöfflerJoseph E. LowryScott C. LucasJon McGinnisTahera QutbuddinAbdulaziz SachedinaJane I. SmithMark N. SwansonShawkat M. ToorawaMark S. WagnerHomayra ZiadAron Zysow
Endorsements (3)
“This attractive, reader-friendly volume has the advantage of being written not by one author but by a group of scholars, each a well-established authority. It thus stands out as something special compared to many other 'introductions' to Islam. . . Will certainly be very welcome to teachers, students, and general readers.”
“This factual, jargon-free, and to-the-point book tells general readers just what they need to know about Islam.”
“Islam: A Short Guide to the Faith achieves the near-impossible: it is at once pithy and comprehensive, authoritative and accessible, provocative and reliable. Introductions to Islam over the last decade have generally increased in quantity and decreased in quality. This short book, which familiarizes the newcomer with the essential history, doctrines, and institutions of the religious tradition, is a salutary exception to that pattern.”
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