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 Author Name: RIDDELL & COTTERELL
Title: Islam in context - Past, present, and Future
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Baker Book House 2003
ISBN: 080102627X / 9780801026270
ISBN: 9780801026270
[Number in stock: 3]
In recent months, scholars and popular analysts have paid much attention to Islam and the greater Muslim world. Some have been openly hostile, while others have offered overly simplistic analyses. Islam in Context goes behind the recent crisis to discuss the history of Islam, delineate its basic structure and beliefs, describe the current division between Muslim moderates and extremists, and suggest a way forward for Islam.
Drawing from sources such as the Qur'an, Ibn Ishaq's biography of Muhammad, early Christian chronicles of the Crusades, and contemporary Muslim and non-Muslim writings, authors Peter Riddell and Peter Cotterell approach their topic with academic rigor. At the same time, they retain readability by avoiding the esoteric and obscure. The authors 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. Rather, current events represent only one chapter in the saga of empires.
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 the way forward is for them alone to decide.
Islam in Context is an ideal text for courses on Islam or world religions. Additionally, it will appeal to all those who are interested in an alternative to the easily packaged descriptions of the relationship between Islam and the West.
Peter G. Riddell (Ph.D., Australian National University) is director of the Centre for Islamic Studies and Muslim-Christian Relationships at London Bible College.
Peter Cotterell,/b> (Ph.D., London University) is associate senior lecturer at the Centre for Islamic studies.
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