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A comprehensive and objective introduction to Islam, written for western readers, traces its 1,400-year history as well as its fundamental beliefs and practices, in an overview that surveys the positions of Islam on top issues while identifying parallels between Islam and other monotheistic world religions.

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Approaches Christianity as a foreign land, which it is for a very large number of people. This work introduces readers to the very different forms of Christianity: to its geographical spread; to its history; to its great works of art from cathedrals to paintings, sculpture and music; to its values and ethical responses to various issues; and more.

When it comes to being a brilliant modern best man, the author knows what he's talking about. He's been there, done it and got a crate of tee shirts. He has also written several books on weddings and speechmaking and is a member of the Comedy Writers' Association.

Product Description: The question: "Will East and West ever meet?" (Rudyard Kipling) is no longer rhetorical. East and West have met and are trying to live together in our cities. However, living together is accompanied by much tension. Can we talk about a cold war being fought against Islam? Do these conflicts find ground in religious beliefs and is the Christian West confronting the Muslim East? Will the Third World War be fought between believers and unbelievers? Is islamic anger caused by religious beliefs? Can we find a means to overcome islamophobia on the one hand, the demonization of the West on the other hand? This book tries to tackle these questions by pointing out that precisely the most unique features of cities like Amsterdam originated out of and in fact still do lie in the interaction between different cultures...read more

A biography of one of the greatest Roman Catholic theologians of the last century, Edward Schillebeeckx. The aim of this book is to increase the knowledge of Schillebeeckx' theology by fully explaining its social, cultural, theological and ecclesiastical context.

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Product Description: This new paperback edition of Busch's acclaimed work again makes available what remains a truly distinctive, unparalleled account of the life of one of the greatest theologians in modern times. A long, new foreword offers Busch's current perspective on what he wrote "fairly quickly" almost 20 years ago, by using Barth's own correspondence and notes...read more

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Product Description: Anselm Grun writes an introduction to the Gospel of Luke that is intended to inspire those who find it difficult to encounter the real Jesus in the writings of the New Testament. He shows the Jesus of Luke's Gospel to be the key to a spiritually fruitful life. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)