Islam in Context: Past, Present, and Future - Tapa blanda

Riddell, Peter G

 
9780801026270: Islam in Context: Past, Present, and Future
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ISBN 10: 080102627X ISBN 13: 9780801026270
Editorial: Baker Publishing Group, 2003

Sinopsis

In recent months, much attention has been paid to Islam and the greater Muslim world. Some analysis has been openly hostile, while even more has been overly simplistic. Islam in Context goes behind the recent crisis to discuss the history of Islam, describe its basic structure and beliefs, explore the current division between Muslim moderates and extremists, and suggest a way forward.

Authors Peter G. Riddell and Peter Cotterell draw from sources such as the Qur'an, early Christian chronicles of the Crusades, and contemporary Muslim and non-Muslim writings. They move beyond the stereotypes of Muhammad-both idealized and negative-and argue against the myth that relatively recent events in the Middle East are the only cause for the clash between Islam and the West.

Riddell and Cotterell ask the non-Muslim world to attempt to understand Islam from the perspective of Muslims and to acknowledge past mistakes. At the same time, they challenge the Muslim world by suggesting that Islam stands today at a vital crossroads and only Muslims can forge the way forward.

Islam in Context will appeal to all those who are interested in an alternative to the easily packaged descriptions of the relationship between Islam and the West.

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Acerca del autor

Peter G. Riddell (PhD, Australian National University) is director of the Centre for Islamic Studies and Muslim-Christian Relations at London Bible College. He is the author or editor of several books, including Islam: Essays on Scripture, Thought, and Society.

Peter Cotterell (PhD, London University) is Associate Senior lecturer at the Center for Islamic Studies. He has lectured for nineteen years at London Bible College, where he also served as the principal.

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Editorial
Baker Publishing Group
Año de publicación
2003
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
080102627X
ISBN 13 
9780801026270
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
240
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