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Islam [Book] : past, present and future / Hans Küng ; translated by John Bowden.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Oxford : Oneworld, 2009.Description: xxx, 767 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 1851686126 (pbk.)
  • 9781851686124 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 297
Other classification:
  • 297
Summary: For more than two decades the world’s religions have been a central topic for Hans Küng. In books that have inspired millions throughout the world, he has pioneered work towards a new dialogue between them. Following bestselling volumes on Christianity and Judaism, Küng’s critically acclaimed guide to Islam is now available in paperback. Providing a masterful overview of Islam’s 1,400-year history, Küng examines its fundamental beliefs and practices, outlines the major schools of thought, and surveys the positions of Islam on the urgent questions of the day. Deft, assured, and comprehensive, this is a sympathetic assessment of Islam by a renowned Christian theologian. Dr. Küng is President of the Foundation for a Global Ethic (Weltethos). From 1960 until his retirement in 1996, he was Professor of Ecumenical Theology and Director of the Institute for Ecumenical Research at the University of Tübingen. He is a scholar of theology and philosophy and a prolific writer.
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Books Books Junaid Zaidi Library, COMSATS University Islamabad 2nd Floor 297 KUN-I (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 44957
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Originally published in German as Der Islam: Geschichte, Gegenwart, Zukunft in 2004 by Piper Verlag, Munich.

For more than two decades the world’s religions have been a central topic for Hans Küng. In books that have inspired millions throughout the world, he has pioneered work towards a new dialogue between them. Following bestselling volumes on Christianity and Judaism, Küng’s critically acclaimed guide to Islam is now available in paperback. Providing a masterful overview of Islam’s 1,400-year history, Küng examines its fundamental beliefs and practices, outlines the major schools of thought, and surveys the positions of Islam on the urgent questions of the day. Deft, assured, and comprehensive, this is a sympathetic assessment of Islam by a renowned Christian theologian. Dr. Küng is President of the Foundation for a Global Ethic (Weltethos). From 1960 until his retirement in 1996, he was Professor of Ecumenical Theology and Director of the Institute for Ecumenical Research at the University of Tübingen. He is a scholar of theology and philosophy and a prolific writer.

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