He was also the founding director of the prince alwaleed center for. Unlike christianity, islam prides itself on spreading its message with a tolerant rather than a destructive hand. Islam the straight path sunni islam shia islam scribd. Esposito is university professor, professor of religion and international affairs and of islamic studies at georgetown university. Esposito goodreads15th 1998 by oxford university press, usa first. In the preface to this book, john esposito correctly observes that islam. The straight path wikipedia, the free encyclopedia islam the straight path. Publication date 1991 topics islam publisher new york, ny. The straight path is as much a description of espositos wondrously short road to understanding islam as it is a description of the way of faith that lays claim to 2. Islam the straight path oup john esposito 3rd revised ed slam the straight path updated with new epilogue revised third edition john l.
Esposito is founding director of the prince alwaleed bin talal center for muslimchristian understanding in the walsh school of foreign service. Esposito, was first published in 1988 by the oxford university press. Esposito, an internationally renowned expert on islam, traces the development of this dynamic faith and its impact on world history and politics. As we have seen in the data, resentment against the west comes from what muslims perceive as the wests hatred and denigration of islam. My one major complaint here is that it has almost nothing about indonesia and malaysia and the philippines, about islams distinctive path in southeast asia. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Plus easytounderstand solutions written by experts for thousands of other textbooks. Delaware county district library ohio scanned in china.
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