Islam : A Short Guide to the Faith

By: Allen, Roger

Book Overview

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.

Contributors: Roger AllenRuba Kana'anAhmet T. KaramustafaBruce B. LawrencePaul L fflerJoseph E. LowryScott C. LucasJon McGinnisTahera QutbuddinAbdulaziz SachedinaJane I. SmithMark N. SwansonShawkat M. ToorawaMark S. WagnerHomayra ZiadAron Zysow

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080286600X
• ISBN13: 9780802866004
• Release Date: August 1970
• Publisher: Eerdmans Publishing Company, William B.
• Length: 211 Pages
• Weight: 0.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 0.0" x 0.1"