The Qur'an and the West
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The Qur'an and the West
Kenneth Cragg
Kenneth Cragg (1913-2012) was one of the West's most gifted interpreters of Islam. In this deeply insightful, classic work of Qur'anic studies, he argues that the West must put aside a "spiritual imperialism" that draws on Western prescripts alien to Muslims and "learn to come within" Islam. Only then can a conversation begin that can relieve the misunderstandings and suspicion that has grown between Islam and the West in the years since 9/11. Anglican Bishop Kenneth Cragg (1913-2012) was one of the world's foremost scholars of Islamic and Christian theology. His books on the Qur'an and Arab Christianity, including The Event of the Qur'an, The Tragic in Islam, and The Call of the Minaret became classics in their field. Cragg served in academic and ecclesiastical posts in Jerusalem, Beirut, Cairo, Nigeria, and the United States in addition to serving as the Warden of St. Augustine College in Canterbury. He was the author of thirty-five books.
Reviews
"Few scholars possess the mastery of Arabic and in-depth knowledge of Abrahamic faiths that Cragg exhibits in this stellar work."—Theology Today "[Cragg's book] contains material to provide endless discussion among educated readers who are concerned with interfaith and intercultural understanding, as well as those interested in the study of religion in general."—Tamara Sonn, Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani Professor in the History of Islam at Georgetown University "As up-to-date, relevant, wise, constructive, and far-sighted as were previous seminal works that Cragg has authored over the last six or seven decades."—Barbara Stowasser (1935 - 2012), was Professor of Arabic, Georgetown University "[Cragg's] references to the Qur'an are always accurate and well-researched, his Arabic is impeccable, and he presents the Islamic 'case' with understanding and finesse."—Jane Smith, Author of Islam in America Table of Contents Introduction 1. A Deep Divide in a Single Situation 2. Humans Who Occupy: Not Gods Who Own 3. Legitimate Selfhood 4. 'Whisperings in the Bosom' 5. The Vital Point of the Secular 6. The Burdened Significance of Words 7. Where the Heart Has Its Reasonings 8. The Onus of Necessary Shape, Art and Ritual 9. The Table and the Memory 10. Journeying the Distance 11. Divinely Liable Politics 12. Our Humanly Liable Lord Afterword Glossary Quran Citations Biblical References Index of Themes Index of Names and Terms |