Islam is . . .
Subtitle: an experience of dialogue and devotion
By: Mary Margaret Funk.
Edition: New expanded ed.
Publisher: Lantern Books
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 157
ISBN-13: 9781590561256
Subjects: Islam; Islam -- Essence, genius, nature; Islam -- Relations -- Christianity; Christianity and other religions -- Islam
Description: Islam Is... is the record of Benedictine nun Sr. Mary Margaret Funk's multiyear engagement in interfaith dialogue with American Muslims in an effort to bridge the gaps that seem to divide Christianity and Islam. In the book she reflects on Islam, a religion that has challenged and transformed her and in which she has found startling similarities to her own deeply held Catholic practice and beliefs. Sr. Mary Margaret examines the controversial issues of terrorism, women's rights and economic power, and offers Christians everywhere and Catholics in particular a way of viewing Islam that is honest and authentic. The book concludes with an afterword by Islamic scholar Dr. Shahid Athar, who dialogues with and explores Sr. Mary Margaret's ideas.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: An unlikely voice; title: An earthly religion; title: The pillars of Islam; title: Insights into Islam; title: Three questions; title: Conclusion; title: A response / by Shahid Athar; title: The mission of Muslim/Catholic dialogue / by Shahid Athar; title: What would Thomas Merton do?