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Opening the QUR’AN INTRODUCING ISLAM’S HOLY BOOK Walter H. Wagner A Choice Outstanding Academic Book “Christian theologian Wagner has done an impressive job of bracketing his own personal views so as to approach the Qur’an on its own terms.The result is a penetrating analysis cast in a highly readable style. In fourteen substantive chapters the book covers the major issues of concern to non-Muslims. . . .This volume might well serve as a text in introductory, college-level courses on the Qur’an; additionally it will be of value to general readers interested in a fresh, nonpartisan approach to Islam’s holy book.” —Choice “For non-Muslim, English-speaking readers of the Qur’an who become overwhelmed and perplexed,Wagner comes to the rescue. . . . [T]his is a wellresearched , thoughtful, and fair-minded treatment. Highly recommended for academic collections and general public library readership.” —Library Journal “Wagner respectfully and pedagogically brings Christians, Jews, and others to a careful selection of representative texts, to their contexts, and to their meaning and relevance.A better book for its important purpose is hard to imagine.” —Review for Religious “Opening the Qur’an is the fruit of a remarkable effort by a Christian scholar, Walter Wagner, to understand the Qur’an and its place in Islamic society. . . .All of Opening the Qur’an . . . is marked by Wagner’s sincere effort to deepen his own theological reflections while reading the Qur’an. In this, his work makes an important contribution to the contemporary Muslim-Christian conversation .” —The Catholic Historical Review WALTER H.WAGNER is adjunct professor of history and biblical studies at Moravian College, Moravian Theological Seminary, and the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia. He is the author of a number of books, including After the Apostles: Christianity in the Second Century. University of Notre Dame Press Notre Dame, IN 46556 undpress.nd.edu OPENING THE QUR’AN Introducing Islam’s Holy Book Walter H. Wagner ...

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