(Ebook) Explaining Islam: Islam from a Catholic Perspective by J. M. Gaskell ISBN 9781860821837, 1860821839

(Ebook) Explaining Islam: Islam from a Catholic Perspective by J. M. Gaskell ISBN 9781860821837, 1860821839

There are perhaps a thousand million inhabitants of our world who, singlyor collectively, prostrate themselves five times every day before the UnseenGod. Just as the preaching of the Apostles two millennia ago confronted thepagan world with a proclamation that required a response, Islam presents achallenge to the secularist as much as to the Christian in the modern world.The latter is often in a quandary, unsure whether Islam is a potential allyagainst the excesses of humanism and globalisation, or whether thesecularist is an ally against religious extremism.Now that the world is more than ever before a ‘global village’ we muststrive for a more profound understanding than the superficial view that is sooften found in studies in comparative religion. Catholic readers will wish togain some insight into what their Muslim neighbours actually believe andso attain a better perception of what Islam stands for. However, it has notbeen possible within the covers of a short work such as this to give equaltreatment to every relevant topic.