Muslim, christians Views Of One Another by Abdal Hakim Murad

£7.99

In this talk the speaker engages the audience in a discussion of traditional as well as contemporary Christian understandings of Islam and vice-versa. A highly detailed and scholarly look into this very complex subject. Murad's firm command of the English language, his structured presentation, and his vast knowledge and resources cited make this lecture unparalleled by any of its kind. He concludes this talk by revealing his own observant views of Muslim-Christian relations and the need to move forward in mutual tolerance and respect.

Other topics discussed: the black stone, St. Thomas Aquinas' harsh views of Islam, Ivan The Terrible, William Montgomery Watt, Catholic views, women's views of a gender-specific God, God as love, and the hajj.

Lecture Excerpts

"The initial Christian response [to the early spread of Islam] was one of complete bafflement and bewilderment, and of course, a good deal of hostility and a good deal of theological agonizing... this interrogated the Christian conscience and confidence about history in a very profound way and the result was a very, very fierce and angry and often hateful polemic that we find particularly from the Byzantine writers."