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Title Qur'an in conversation / Michael Birkel.
Author Birkel, Michael Lawrence.
Publication Info. Waco, Texas : Baylor University Press, [2014]
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 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Third Floor  297.122 BIR    Check Shelves
Description x, 282 pages ; 24 cm
text rdacontent.
unmediated rdamedia.
volume rdacarrier.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-250) and index.
Contents Knowledge hidden and manifest -- Close readings, old and new -- Living tradition -- Encountering others -- Contemporary contexts -- Justice -- The journey inward -- Concluding reflections.
Summary Examines the many ways that the sacred book of Islam is interpreted, tackling such key issues of Muslim theology as good versus evil, the nature of God, and the future of the religion.
Subject Qur'an -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. -- History.
ISBN 1481300970 (hardcover) : $39.95
9781481300971