Islam category: 2999 books
Islam, Modernity and a New Millennium
Themes from a Critical Rationalist Reading of Islam
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2018
As the world becomes increasingly globalised Islam faces some important choices. Does it seek to "modernise" in line with the cultures in which it is practised, or does it retain its traditions even if they are at odds with the surrounding society? This book utilizes a critical rationalist...
The Mosaic of Islam
A Conversation with Perry Anderson
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016
A comprehensive introduction to the faith and politics of Islam
Today, 23 percent of the global population is Muslim, but ignorance and misinformation about Islam persist. In this fascinating and useful book, Perry Anderson interviews the noted scholar of Islam Suleiman Mourad about the Qurʾan...
Islam
What Non-Muslims Should Know
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2016
Recent events have focused attention on Islam, the often- misunderstood faith of one billion people. Westerners are showing a new curiosity about Islam and other religions, in part, perhaps, because religion is arguably the single most important and volatile factor in geopolitics today. Islam needs...
by John L. Esposito
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2011
Since the terrorist attacks of September 11th, there has been an overwhelming demand for information about Islam, and recent events - the war in Iraq, terrorist attacks both failed and successful, debates throughout Europe over Islamic dress, and many others - have raised new questions in the minds...
What's Right with Islam
A New Vision for Muslims and the West
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
An American imam offers answers for today's toughest questions about Islam, and a vision for a reconciliation between Islam and the West.
One of the pressing questions of our time is what went wrong in the relationship between Muslims and the West. Continuing global violence in the name of...
IS THE QURAN THE WORD OF GOD?
Is Islam the One True Faith?
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2017
IS THE QURAN THE WORD OF GOD? Is Islam the One True Faith? This book covers the worldview, practices, and history of Islam and the Quran. This book is designed as an apologetic evangelistic tool for Christians, as they come across Muslims in their daily lives, as well as to inform them, as a protection...
Islam
Religion, History, and Civilization
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2009
The world's leading Islamicist offers a concise introduction to this rich and diverse tradition of 1.2 billion adherents.
In this informative and clear introduction to the world of Islam, Seyyed Hossein Nasr explores the following topics in depth:
•What Is Islam?
•The Doctrines...
by Mustafa Akyol
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2011
A provocative manifesto for an interpretation of Islam that synthesizes liberal ideas and respect for the Islamic tradition.
From furious reactions to the cartoons of Prophet Muhammad to the suppression of women, news from the Muslim world begs the question: is Islam incompatible with freedom?...
A Muslim in Victorian America
The Life of Alexander Russell Webb
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2006
Conflicts and controversies at home and abroad have led Americans to focus on Islam more than ever before. In addition, more and more of their neighbors, colleagues, and friends are Muslims. While much has been written about contemporary American Islam and pioneering studies have appeared on Muslim...
by Summary Station
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2016
Glenn Beck begins his book with a stark declaration. The atrocities committed by some Muslims against non-believers of Islam are sanctioned by the Qur’an. Chapters (Sura) in the Qur’an tell followers of Islam it is their duty to declare war against non-believers, 'Fight against those who...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2013
Public interest in the religion of Islam and in Muslim communities in recent years has generated an impetus for Western Universities to establish an array of Institutes and programs dedicated to the study of Islam. Despite the growth in number of programs dedicated to this study, very little attention...
The Other Islam
Sufism and the Road to Global Harmony
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2008
This eye-opening, insightful exploration of Sufism, the spiritual tradition that has supported Islam for more than a thousand years, shows why it offers a promising foundation for reconciliation between the Western and Muslim worlds.
Many Americans today identify Islam with maniacal hatred...
Muslim Europe or Euro-Islam
Politics, Culture, and Citizenship in the Age of Globalization
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2002
Five centuries after the expulsion of Muslims and Jews from Spain, Europe is once again becoming a land of Islam. At the beginning of a new millennium, and in an era marked as one of globalization, Europe continues to wrestle with the issue of national identity, especially in the context of its Muslim...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2014
Islam has long been a part of the West in terms of religion, culture, politics and society. Discussing this interaction from al-Andalus to the present, this Handbook explores the influence Islam has had, and continues to exert; particularly its impact on host societies, culture and politics.
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