Preface
Introduction
Part One: The Islamic Religion
Muhammad and the Qur'an
The Sunnis and the Shi'ites
Sufism
Part Two: Current Areas of Concern
The Role of Women in Islam
The Islamic Jesus
The Muslim Gospel
Christianity and Islam: Coexistence...A Possibility?
Muslims in North America
Radical Islam
Western Muslims
Gregory Baum: Ramadan and Vatican II: A Comparison
A Christian-Islamic Dialogue
Who Speaks for Islam?
A Cosmic War?
Part Three: Epilogue
Bibliography
Further Reading
Glossary
Index
Robert A. Burns, Ph.D., is the director of the religious studies program at the University of Arizona. He is the author of Roman Catholicism, Yesterday and Today (Loyola University Press), Roman Catholicism after Vatican II (Georgetown University Press), and Catholic Spirituality and Prayer in the Secular City (University Press of America). He teaches a course on comparative religions that focuses on Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
The present book is an introduction to Islam. The background to
this guide is a course on ‘comparative religion’ which the author
has taught for some years during which he covers the history and
teachings of the Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity,
Islam). The book deals briefly with the origins and main teachings
of Islam before discussing topics which relate to frequently asked
questions.
*Journal of Contemporary Religion*
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