Call number
297 SPE
Status
Available
Call number
Pages
214
Description
In ""Islam Unveiled,"" Robert Spencer dares to face the hard questions about what the Islamic religion actually teaches--and the potentially ominous implications of those teachings for the future of both the Muslim world and the West. Going beyond the shallow distinction between a ""true"" peaceful Islam and the ""hijacked"" Islam of terrorist groups, Spencer probes the Koran and Islamic traditions (as well as the history and present-day situation of the Muslim world) as part of his inquiry into why the world's fastest growing faith tends to arouse fanaticism. ""Islam Unveiled""
Publication
Encounter Books (2002), Edition: 1, 214 pages
ISBN
1893554589 / 9781893554580
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User reviews
LibraryThing member erwinkennythomas
Robert Spencer’s Islam Unveiled is a rather disturbing book. It’s a negative critique of Islam. Undoubtedly, all religions have strengths and weaknesses. They are many aspects to agree and disagree about them. But for the most part the writer undertook to demonize the Islamic faith. Throughout
Occasionally, the author did a comparison of Islam with Christianity. With reference to the historical evils of Christianity, he recounted that Christian leaders had acknowledged these wrongs, and made efforts to correct them. This he stated was not the case with Islam. In contemporary times Spencer wrote that Christianity had changed for the better. He saw this as the result of a change of emphasis beginning with a shift from the teachings of the Old Testament to that of the New Testament.
Instead of dwelling on the negative aspects of Islam, it would have been more beneficial to readers if the writer had presented a more balanced picture of Islam. And he had provided a more comprehensive account of Christianity’s past when comparing these two monotheistic faiths.
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the book he explained how Islam is violent towards non-Muslims. Further, he deplored the life the prophet Muhammad by comparing him with Jesus Christ. And according to Spencer the Islamic faith in the Middle East and around the world is inspired by fundamentalism.Occasionally, the author did a comparison of Islam with Christianity. With reference to the historical evils of Christianity, he recounted that Christian leaders had acknowledged these wrongs, and made efforts to correct them. This he stated was not the case with Islam. In contemporary times Spencer wrote that Christianity had changed for the better. He saw this as the result of a change of emphasis beginning with a shift from the teachings of the Old Testament to that of the New Testament.
Instead of dwelling on the negative aspects of Islam, it would have been more beneficial to readers if the writer had presented a more balanced picture of Islam. And he had provided a more comprehensive account of Christianity’s past when comparing these two monotheistic faiths.
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