Bibliography: The Islamic Faith

Islam: Religion, History and Civilization
by Seyyed Hossein Nasr, ISBN: 0060507144 (Purchase this Book)

From the book description: The world''s leading Islamicist offers a concise introduction to this rich and diverse tradition of 1.2 billion adherents. In this informative and clear introduction to the world of Islam, Seyyed Hossein Nasr explores the following topics in depth: What Is Islam?; The Doctrines and Beliefs of Islam; Islamic Practices and Institutions; The History of Islam; Schools of Islamic Thought; Islam in the Contemporary World; Islam and Other Religions; and The Spiritual and Religions Significance of Islam.', '

Islam: Religion, History and Civilization
by Seyyed Hossein Nasr, ISBN: 0060507144 (Purchase this Book)

From the book description: The world''s leading Islamicist offers a concise introduction to this rich and diverse tradition of 1.2 billion adherents. In this informative and clear introduction to the world of Islam, Seyyed Hossein Nasr explores the following topics in depth: What Is Islam?; The Doctrines and Beliefs of Islam; Islamic Practices and Institutions; The History of Islam; Schools of Islamic Thought; Islam in the Contemporary World; Islam and Other Religions; and The Spiritual and Religions Significance of Islam.

Women and Gender in Islam: Historical Roots of a Modern Debate
by Leila Ahmed, ISBN: 0300055838 (Purchase this Book)

From the book synopsis: This book offers a history of the Islamic discourse on women and gender, locating the current debate within its historical framework. It is comprehensive, ranging from the ancient world to the present day, and considering the relationship of Middle Eastern women to education, culture, imperialism, social change, modernization, and feminism. Addressing central questions including the veiling of women, Leila Ahmed explores the various premises of Islamicist positions on women, including how the core Islamic heritage formulated issues of gender, how it altered in terms of the concepts and societies that Islam captured, and how Islamic discourse was affected by exposure to Western societies.

Islam: a Short History
by Karen Armstrong, ISBN: 081296618X (Purchase this Book)

From the book description: "No religion in the modern world is as feared and misunderstood as Islam. It haunts the popular imagination as an extreme faith that promotes terrorism, authoritarian government, female oppression, and civil war. In a vital revision of this narrow view of Islam and a distillation of years of thinking and writing about the subject, Karen Armstrong''s short history demonstrates that the world''s fastest-growing faith is a much more complex phenomenon than its modern fundamentalist strain might suggest."

The Place of Tolerance in Islam
by Khaled Abou El Fadl, ISBN: 0807002291 (Purchase this Book)
From the book description: "We suddenly find ourselves with very little knowledge of a religion and culture that continues to have an enormous impact on our world. Through a close reading of the Qur''an, Khaled Abou El Fadl shows that injunctions to violence against nonbelievers stem from misreadings. Even jihad, or so-called holy war, has no basis in Qur''anic text or Muslim theology, but instead was an outgrowth of social and political conflict."

Non-violent Soldier of Islam: Badshah Khan, a Man to Match His Mountains
by Eknath Easwaran, ISBN: 1888314001 (Purchase this Book)

From the book desciption: "The triumphant story of Badshah Khan, nonviolent Muslim freedom fighter inspired by the example of Mahatma Gandhi. Khan raised the world''s first nonviolent army from the fierce Pathans of North India during India''s struggle for independence from Britain. His extraordinary life proves that nonviolence can be followed by those who have a tradition of violence, that it can work effectively against ruthless repression, and that it has a natural place in Islam."

Nonviolence and Peace Building in Islam: Theory and Practice
by Muhammad Abu-Nimer, ISBN: 0813025958 (Purchase this Book)

From the book description: "Written by a Muslim scholar, lecturer, and trainer in conflict resolution, this book examines the largely unexplored theme of nonviolence and peace building in Islamic religion, tradition, and culture. After comprehensively reviewing the existing studies on this topic, Abu-Nimer presents solid evidence for the existence of principles and values in the Qur''an, Hadith, and Islamic tradition that support the application of nonviolence and peace building strategies in resolving disputes."

Islam and Nonviolence
by Chaiwat Satha-Anand, Glenn D. Paige, Sarah Gilliatt, ASIN: 1880309068 (Purchase this Book)