A balanced look at Islam.As Islam Islam (ĭsläm`, ĭs`läm), [Arab.,=submission to God], world religion founded by the Prophet Muhammad. Founded in the 7th cent., Islam is the youngest of the three monotheistic world religions (with Judaism and Christianity). has moved more into the consciousness of the West it becomes necessary that caricatures be abandoned if understanding between Muslims and Christians Christians, name taken by the followers of several evangelical preachers on the American frontier, notably James O'Kelley, Abner Jones, and Barton W. Stone, all of whom were antisectarian. is to become a reality. Islam In ContextPast, Present, and Future by Peter G. Riddell & Peter Cotterell (Baker Academic, 240 pages, $17.99 US) presents a balanced overview of the birth, historical development and tensions within Islam. Few Christians appreciate that Islam has as divisive di·vi·sive adj. Creating dissension or discord. di·vi  sive·ly adv.di·vi a history as has Christianity Christianity, religion founded in Palestine by the followers of Jesus. One of the world's major religions, it predominates in Europe and the Americas, where it has been a powerful historical force and cultural influence, but it also claims adherents in virtually . There are also "fundamentalists" on both sides of the divide whose black and white views about "others" can lead only to mistrust and violence. This is a book for those who genuinely want to understand the tensions within Islam and the difficulties that Muslims face as they interact with the modern world. |
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