Good book on Islam

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I would like a good book on Islam. What is it about? What is the Catholic perspective of this other religion?

You know as Catholics post Vatican II we are staring at the Lumen Gentium 16 that states that we recognize Islam as an Abrahamic religion but how does that mesh with Christianity?

Isn’t Jesus the completion of revelation?

What does this mean for the western and eastern worlds?

I do not necessarily need a book that goes so far as damning them all but I don’t want a fluff piece either. I want an honest and thorough interpretation.
 
Moderators. You might as well close this here thread. Found my answer quick.

Mabs.
 
mab23 said:
http://www.jihadwatch.org/images/NotPeace.jpg

you can buy it here on CA either in digital or book copy -
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right now if you donate 40 bucks to Catholic Answers they will give you 2 books on Islam -

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Hmm…Spencer supported Magdi Allam very eloquently and proudly the other day, a man who left the Catholic Church because of its defence of the indissolubility of marriage, because he believes in sexual libertinism and because he hates Islam more than he ever loved the Church.

So please forgive me if I have my reservations about “Spencer” after this sorry episode.

I think there are more impartial sources on Islam, that would clearly explain the differences between Muslims and Catholics yet also note the worthy, good parts of Islamic belief and practice, in a fair, academic and respectful manner.

I also think that this thread should be in Non-Catholic religions my friend 😃
 
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Hmm…Spencer supported Magdi Allam very eloquently and proudly the other day, a man who left the Catholic Church because of its defence of the indissolubility of marriage, because he believes in sexual libertinism and because he hates Islam more than he ever loved the Church.

So please forgive me if I have my reservations about “Spencer” after this sorry episode.

I think there are more impartial sources on Islam, that would clearly explain the differences between Muslims and Catholics yet also note the worthy, good parts of Islamic belief and practice, in a fair, academic and respectful manner.

I also think that this thread should be in Non-Catholic religions my friend 😃
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Then I submit to the moderators the choice to move it. I am still new to placing these threads correctly. The moderators have move other posts of mine.

So if you think there are more impartial sources please list. I would love more suggestions if you care to share.
 
SonSearcher said:
I would like a good book on Islam. What is it about? What is the Catholic perspective of this other religion?.. I want an honest and thorough interpretation.
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SonSearcher said:
if you think there are more impartial sources please list. I would love more suggestions if you care to share.
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For a Catholic perspective, I highly recommend Fr. Jacques Jomier’s books, including How to Understand Islam, The Great Themes of the Qur’an, and The Bible and the Qur’an. Fr. Jomier was a Dominican; a missionary and theology professor in Egypt, Iraq, Nigeria, and Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo); among the first to provide commentary on modern translations of the Qur’an; and a consultant to the Vatican.

Just as we would want a person to read Christian writings about Christianity, not exclusively relying on non-Christian sources about Christianity, I also recommend that Christian writings about Islam should not be a substitute for Muslim writings about Islam.
 
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