Following Muhammad
Subtitle: rethinking Islam in the contemporary world
By: Carl W. Ernst.
Series: Islamic civilization & Muslim networks
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Chapel Hill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 244
Subjects: Islam -- 21st century; Islam -- Essence, genius, nature
Description: "With translations of selections from Islamic texts, some appearing in English for the first time, Ernst offers access to Muslim voices and key themes, particularly the central role of the Prophet Muhammad. He concludes with an overview of critical debates on important contemporary issues such as gender and veiling, state politics, and science and religion. A concise selected reading list provides a helpful guide for future study. This engaging introduction to Islam should be every non-Muslim's first resource for learning about a religion that is a major presence in the world."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Islam in the eyes of the West; title: Approaching Islam in terms of religion; title: The sacred sources of Islam; title: Ethics and life in the world; title: Spirituality in practice; title: Postscript: reimagining Islam in the twenty-first century.