Hm, yes, I can see that... that she doesn't really dare to tackle controversies too much.
Legolas Send a noteboard - 28/08/2012 11:03:11 PM
And have got her book on the Bible to read.
While I thought the book on Muhammad was very readable, it seemed very sympathetic to me rather than being critical.
And in that case I suppose you might as well go back to basics and take an openly Islamic biography of Muhammad, like some modern edition of Ibn Ishaq - but that's for a Muhammad biography. Her comparative religions may suffer of the same shying away from controversies issue, but there at least you get more information.
The thing is, basically, that her books are very much about reconciling the three religions and helping their believers to get along.
I suppose this is sort of a survey. Or not. Whatever: world religions
- 28/08/2012 03:39:17 PM
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It's hard to suggest something when you can't elucidate a goal
- 28/08/2012 08:51:22 PM
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I know. I'm sorry.
- 28/08/2012 09:49:33 PM
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The best one I have is The Religious Experience of Mankind by Ninian Smart.
- 29/08/2012 02:09:14 AM
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Also, you might want to try typing in "Oxford World Religion" at amazon.com
- 28/08/2012 08:54:52 PM
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Haven't really read much about religion... interesting question.
- 28/08/2012 10:13:08 PM
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I've read her book on Muhammad
- 28/08/2012 10:38:31 PM
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Hm, yes, I can see that... that she doesn't really dare to tackle controversies too much.
- 28/08/2012 11:03:11 PM
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With respect to Islam, I prefer the Ibn Warraq edited ones.
- 29/08/2012 02:13:25 AM
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I think the main effect is it means they can't be read alone to get a balanced picture
- 29/08/2012 05:19:55 PM
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I think for what you're looking for, Wikipedia and related online resources is all you need. *NM*
- 01/09/2012 02:19:14 PM
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