What Islam Did For Us: Understanding Islam's Contribution to Western Civilization - Softcover
What Islam Did For Us Western civilization owes the Islamic world an immense debt for its cultural and intellectual gifts, which created the true foundations of the Renaissance. This work shows how over the last century it was European Western powers who laid the foundations for the chaos that reigns in the Middle East. Full description
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In these troubled and extremist times, when the religion and culture of Islam are under seemingly perpetual attack, it is salutary to consider how much we, in the Christian West, have in common with, and how much we owe to, the spiritual insights of that great culture. Religious tolerance, respect for learning, the concepts of chivalry and brotherhood - these principles were brought by the Islamic Moors when, in medieval Spain, they acted as "Beacons of Light" in the Dark Ages of European religious arrogance, intolerance and persecution. The Moors gave Europe an architectural and artistic heritage that is still a source of wonder to the modern world. It was in translation from Arabic, not the original Greek, that knowledge of Greek philosophy became prominent in Christian thought. Western mathematics are based on Arabic numerals and calculations, and the first effective medical school in Europe was founded by Jewish doctors who had been trained in Moorish Spain and North Africa. Tim Wallace-Murphy shows how over the last century it was European Western powers who laid the foundations for the chaos that reigns in the Middle East.We need to find a just and equitable solution to these problems and we should begin by acknowledging our common spiritual heritage and the profound debt that Western civilization owes to Islamic culture.
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Tim Wallace-Murphy is an author, lecturer and historian and has written several bestsellers: The Mark of The Beast (with Trevor Ravenscroft), Rex Deus. The True Mystery of Rennes-Le-Chateau and Rosslyn: Guardian of the Secrets of the Holy Grail, which provided invaluable, source material to Dan Brown for his best-selling novel, The Da Vinci Code. His most recent book is Cracking the Symbol Code.
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- PublisherWatkins Publishing
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 1842931903
- ISBN 13 9781842931905
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