Reza Aslan, No God But God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam

Sep 04, 2009 00:55

30. Reza Aslan, No God But God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam

I adored this book. It's a non-fiction book detailing Islam as a religion; about half of it is devoted to an incredibly detailed description of life and culture in the Arabian peninsula immediately before and during Mohammad's life. The second half of the book lays out ( Read more... )

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kizmet_42 September 4 2009, 15:15:56 UTC
Did the book cover much of the Christian church at that time?

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wordsofastory September 4 2009, 19:05:48 UTC
No, not really. There was some discussion of what the Christian population in the Arabian peninsula in the 6th and 7th centuries AD believed, and how they influenced Mohammad, but their beliefs were pretty far from the standard Christian beliefs today, or what was at the time starting to be standardized in Byzantine (i.e., they didn't believe in the concept of the Trinity). That's very much a minor footnote in the book as a whole. I wouldn't pick up this book if you're looking for a history of the Christian church.

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kizmet_42 September 6 2009, 17:56:59 UTC
No so much of Christian history as a snapshot of Christian practice at the time. Thanks!

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ext_168393 September 10 2009, 19:08:00 UTC
Thanks for the review. Just posted a link to your post here:
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http://coloronline.blogspot.com/2009/09/color-me-brown-links.html

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wordsofastory September 12 2009, 23:43:31 UTC
Thanks for the link!

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