Islam
A Short Guide to the Faith
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing · Print & ebook · March 3, 2011
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.
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- Genres
- Islam - General, Islamic History, Comparative Religion
- Published
- Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, March 3, 2011
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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.
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Contributors: - Roger Allen - Ruba Kana'an - Ahmet T. Karamustafa - Bruce B. Lawrence - Paul Löffler - Joseph E. Lowry - Scott C. Lucas - Jon McGinnis - Tahera Qutbuddin - Abdulaziz Sachedina - Jane I. Smith - Mark N. Swanson - Shawkat M. Toorawa - Mark S. Wagner - Homayra Ziad - Aron Zysow
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| Islam - General | 99% |
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| Islamic History | 42% |
| Comparative Religion | 31% |
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Publisher categories
- Christian Theology
- Authors
- Roger Allen, Shawkat M. Toorawa
- Publisher
- Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
- Published
- March 3, 2011
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Christian Theology