One God and Two Religions

Auteur

Amir Hussain is professor of Theological Studies at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, where he teaches courses on Islam, focusing on contemporary Muslim societies in North America. He is the author or editor of five books, and over sixty scholarly articles and book chapters about religion. He was an advisor for the television series The Story of God with Morgan Freeman and appears regularly on Ancient Aliens and The UnXplained with William Shatner. In 2008, he was appointed a fellow of the Los Angeles Institute for the Humanities. He previously served as the President of the American Academy of Religion and as the editor of the Journal of the American Academy of Religion.

Texte du rabat

The book serves as an introduction to Islam and Muslim lives. Most Americans still do not know a Muslim, and many Americans view Muslims far less positively than they view members of most other major religious groups. This book helps North American Christians to understand their Muslim neighbors.