Book Summary
This book is unique in offering a comparative exploration of the role of tradition in Islam and Christianity. The author draws on a variety of primary and secondary sources including contemporary newspaper and journal articles, documents and letters, adding an immediacy to a lucid and stimulating text. Drawing on past and present evidence, and using Christian tradition as a focus for contrast and comparison, Ian R. Netton highlights the seemingly paradoxical harmony between tradition and itjihad in Islam.
Book Details
| Book Name | Islam, Christianity And Tradition: A Comparative Exploration |
| Author | Ian Richard Netton |
| Publisher | Edinburgh University Press (Sep 2007) |
| ISBN | 9780748623921 |
| Pages | 242 |
| Language | English |
| Price | 1505 |