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  • The Pen and the Faith

    Eight Modern Muslim Writers and the Qur'an

    by Kenneth Cragg ...
    What is happening in Islam is of concern to more than Muslims. The Qur’an is the prime possession of Muslims: how then, are they reading and understanding their sacred Book today? This volume, originally published in 1985, examines eight writers from India, Egypt, Iran and Senegal. Their way with the Qur’an indicates how some in Islam respond to the pressures in life and thought, associated in the ... Read more

    $66.99 USD

  • The Mind of the Qur’ān

    Chapters in Reflection

    by Kenneth Cragg ...
    Series series Kenneth Cragg on the Intersection of Faiths
    Originally published in 1973, this volume consists of a sequence of essays in religious thinking, responsive to the impact of Quranic style and emphasis. It traces the implications of the Qur’ān in the related fields of man and history, evil and forgiveness, unity and worship, wonder and the hallowing of the world. It does so with a critical eye for the classical commentators, three of whom are ... Read more

    $45.99 USD

  • Christians and Muslims

    From History to Healing

    by Kenneth B. Cragg ...
    On the Sunday following September 11, 2001, Reverend Kenneth Cragg worshipped as usual in his sanctuary, located directly across the street from a Muslim mosque. In a gracious act of good faith, the Islamic congregation invited the Christian congregation to join them after worship for an introduction to Islam. This event inspired Cragg to learn more about the true tenets of Islam. Was Islam really ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • The Qur'an and the West

    by Kenneth Cragg ...
    Kenneth Cragg (1913–2012) was one of the West's most gifted interpreters of Islam. In this deeply insightful, classic work of Qur’anic studies, he argues that the West must put aside a "spiritual imperialism" that draws on Western prescripts alien to Muslims and "learn to come within" Islam. Only then can a conversation begin that can relieve the misunderstandings and suspicion that has grown ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

  • The Theology of Unity

    by Muhammad 'Abduh ...
    Translated by Isḥāq Musa'ad, Kenneth Cragg ...
    Series series Kenneth Cragg on the Intersection of Faiths
    Originally published in 1966, this was the first of Muhammad ‘Abduh’s works to be translated into English. Risālat al Tauhid represents the most popular of his discussion of Islamic thought and belief. ‘Abduh is still quoted and revered as the father of 20th Century Muslim thinking in the Arab world and his mind, here accessible, constituted both courageous and strenuous leadership in his day. All ... Read more

    $45.99 USD

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  • The Koran

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Michael Cook ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    The Koran has constituted a remarkably strong core of identity and continuity for a religious tradition that is now in its fifteenth century. This Very Short Introduction explores the significance of the Koran both in the modern world and in traditional Muslim culture. Michael Cook provides a lucid and direct account of the Koran as codex, as scripture, as liturgy, and as the embodiment of truth, ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

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  • Islam

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Malise Ruthven ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Islam features widely in the news, often in its most militant versions, but few people in the non-Muslim world really understand the nature of Islam. Malise Ruthven's Very Short Introduction contains essential insights into issues such as why Islam has such major divisions between movements such as the Shi'ites, the Sunnis, and the Wahhabis, and the central importance of the Shar'ia (Islamic law) ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Qur'an and Woman:Rereading the Sacred Text from a Woman's Perspective

    Rereading the Sacred Text from a Woman's Perspective

    by Amina Wadud ...
    Fourteen centuries of Islamic thought have produced a legacy of interpretive readings of the Qu'ran written almost entirely by men. Now, with Qu'ran and Woman, Amina Wadud provides a first interpretive reading by a woman, a reading which validates the female voice in the Qu'ran and brings it out of the shadows. Muslim progressives have long argued that it is not the religion but patriarchal ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Islam: A Very Short Introduction

    by Malise Ruthven ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Islam features widely in the news, often in its most militant versions, but few people in the non-Muslim world really understand the nature of Islam.Malise Ruthven's Very Short Introduction contains essential insights into issues such as why Islam has such major divisions between movements such as the Shi'ites, the Sunnis, and the Wahhabis, and the central importance of the Shar'ia (Islamic law) ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Western Muslims and the Future of Islam

    by Tariq Ramadan ...
    In a Western world suddenly acutely interested in Islam one question has been repeatedly heard above the din: where are the Muslim reformers? With this ambitious volume Tariq Ramadan firmly establishes himself as one of Europe's leading thinkers and one of Islam's most innovative and important voices. As the number of Muslims living in the West grows the question of what it means to be a Western ... Read more

    $27.59 USD

  • Islam: Its Meaning and Message

    Edited by Khurshid Ahmad ...
    This book provides a window into the world of Islam. It covers the whole spectrum of its beliefs, values, social principles, cultural institutions, and contemporary problems. Edited by Khurshid Ahmad, this book brings together leading Muslim scholarship and covers ideology, culture, the concept of worship, social justice, women in Islam, political theory in Islam, and the objectives of the Islamic ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Islam, the West and the Challenges of Modernity

    by Tariq Ramadan ...
    Tariq Ramadan attempts to demonstrate, using sources which draw upon Islamic thought and civilization, that Muslims can respond to contemporary challenges of modernity without betraying their identity. The book argues that Muslims, nurished by their own points of reference, can approach the modern epoch by adopting a specific social, political, and economic model that is linked to ethical values, ... Read more

    $15.99 USD