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Islam:

past, present and future
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Oneworld, 2007 - Political Science - 767 pages
For more than two decades the world religions have been a central topic forans Kung. In books which have inspired millions throughout human society, heas pioneered work towards a new dialogue between cultures. In thisxtraordinary comprehensive book, he gives an in-depth account of Islam.escribing paradigm shifts in its 1400-year history, outlining the variousurrents and surveying the positions of Islam on the urgent questions of theay, few present-day theologians could have written such a complete analysis.n a world where understanding of global politics requires a knowledge ofslam, this is a perfect place to start.

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Hans Kung's lucid prolific study of Islamic history and the honest engagement with the issues of Christianity Islam dialogue makes this a compulsory read for all who think about the future of the world. Read full review

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Where does one turn to learn about that historied, multi-faceted, and grand religion, Islam? To the man on the airplane with the burning underpants? To the ugly fat jock who used to take too many ...

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Contents

A ORIGIN
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The idealized image of Islam
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AH Problems of the Beginning
25
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About the author (2007)

Hans Kung is president of the Global Ethic Foundation (Germany/Switzerland) after retiring in 1996 as professor of ecumenical theology and director of the Institute for Ecumenical Research at the University of Tubingen. He is the author of more than fifty books, including The Catholic Church and On Being a Christian.

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