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Islam, its beginnings and history, its theology and its importance today, Robert Crotty and Terence Lovat

eng

Includes bibliographical references: (pages 135-141)

no index present

non fiction

Islam

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Robert Crotty and Terence Lovat

A forum for theology in the world, Volume 3, issue 1 (2016)

its beginnings and history, its theology and its importance today

Terrorism is the threat of the age, or so we are told, and inevitably associated with it is the word 'Islam'. The notion of the 'Muslim terrorist' has become a colloquialism in Western media. Interestingly, in all the history books about the Second World War, the phrase 'Christian fascist' is rarely seen in spite of the fact that skewed Christian theologies were used liberally by the Nazis to further their hatred. This points to a blind spot in Western understanding about the ways in which religious (and non-religious) ideology can be mutilated to serve hateful ends. We think we see it in Islam but we can't see it in ourselves. This book is dedicated to uncovering the many understandings of Islam we lack and the many misunderstandings we need to overcome

1.Introduction -- 2.Early History of the Arabs -- 3.The Message of Islam -- 4.The Beginnings of Islam and the Prophet Muhammad -- 5.The Qur'an as a Source of Truth for Islamic Thought and Practice -- 6.The Sunnah of Muhammad -- 7.The Five Pillars of Islam -- 8.The Early Divisions of Islam -- 9.Later Islamic History and More Divisions -- 10.Distinctive Features of the Ummah of Islam -- 11.Recovering Early Principles and Reforms: An Interpretation -- 12.Medieval Reform and Scholarship -- 13.Islam and the Wider Christian and Jewish Relationship -- 14.The Muslim Jesus -- 15.A Story of Loss and the Beginnings of the Troubles we still deal with Today -- 16.Conclusion