Opening the Qur'an: Introducing Islam's Holy Book - Softcover

Wagner, Walter H.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0268044228 ISBN 13: 9780268044220

Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press, 2010

Synopsis

Opening the Qur'an can be a bewildering experience to non-Muslim, English-speaking readers. This book first places the prophet Muhammad, the Qur'an, and the early Muslim community in their historical, geographical, and theological contexts. It then looks at specific passages, moving from devotional texts to difficult and provocative subjects.

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Review:

"This is not just a book that is being introduced but a context, a culture, its teachings, and the way Muslims have been interpreting, finding meaning, and living in obedience to the Qur'an over the centuries. What for many non-Muslims has been a puzzling, bewildering, and perplexing book now begins to come alive and to make some sense. . . . I highly recommend this book for use in schools and seminaries and even church study groups where people are serious about learning why the Qur'an is considered by Muslims to be God's final revelation. The book's step-by-step procedure and the important glossary of key terms in the back are extremely useful for readers who are being introduced to the Qur'an for the first time."--Harold Vogelaar, Center of Christian-Muslim Engagement for Peace and Justice, Lutheran School of Theology

About the Author:

Walter H. Wagner is adjunct professor of history and biblical studies at Moravian College, Moravian Theological Seminary, and the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0268044228
• ISBN 13: 9780268044220
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 568