"An Introduction to Islam, Second Edition", provides students with a thorough and unified topical introduction to the global religious community of Islam. It places Islam within a cultural, political, social, and religious context and examines its connections with Judeo-Christian morals. The text's integration of the doctrinal and devotional elements of Islam enables students to see how Muslims…
The author explores the ways in which the idea and experience of God evolved in the monotheistic religions. Historical, philosophical, intellectual and social developments are traced to show different conceptions of God through the ages. Change comes about when existing ideas are "no longer effective for the people who develop it." This selection offers the reader greater understanding of the p…