A Faith for All Seasons: Islam and the Challenge of the Modern World (Johns Hopkins Series in Contemporary) - Hardcover

Akhtar, Shabbir

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0929587545 ISBN 13: 9780929587547

Publisher: Ivan R. Dee, 1991

Synopsis

An intelligent, erudite argument in which Mr. Akhtar (whose writings won the praise of Graham Greene and other British authors) challenges his fellow Muslims to bring their faith into the modern world. In the process he offers a clear and concise explanation of Islam's basic religious tenets.

About this title

About the Author:

Shabbir Akhtar was born in Pakistan but has long been settled in Bradford, England. He is a philosophy graduate of Cambridge with a doctorate in comparative religion. His first book, Be Careful with Muhammad!, about the Salman Rushdie affair, was widely praised by English reviewers.

Review:

An interesting philosophical exercise! (Nisid Hajari Voice Literary Supplement)

Enthralling...a potent vision of Islam beyond fanaticism and fundamentalism. (B. B. Lawrence CHOICE)

Stimulating...a work of seminal importance. (A. G. Noorani Statesman)

About this edition

• Publisher: Ivan R. Dee
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0929587545
• ISBN 13: 9780929587547
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 267