Features
- Cover Type: Hard Cover with 232 pages
- Published by: Praeger Publishers March 30, 2004
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0275982505
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0275982508
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Book Dimensions:
9.2 x 6.4 x 0.9 inches
- Weighs: 1.1 pounds
Product Review
[The author is] as Arab and Islamic as any of [his] critics, except that [he is] wiser and more learned.
Times Literary Supplement
Product Review
"Nasr combines in his writing audacious intellectual criticism, deep understanding of Islam, devotion to Egyptian people and commitment to the Western-European contributions to the emancipation of human condition." - Mohammed Arkoun Emeritus Professor of the History of Islamic Thought Sorbonne (Paris III)
Reader Reviews
As Abu Nasr Zaid's story takes shape on the pages of this remarkable book, readers become aquainted with a man of great integrity, deep human kindness, and commitment to the importance of applying intellect to matters of faith and belief. Esther Nelson's telling is captivating. Not only do readers meet, in Abu Nasr Zaid, a devoted Muslim who is sharply critical of the unexamined application of sacred texts to contemporary circumstances, but we also come to like him. It is as though we are at the kitchen table with Zaid and Nelson, privy to personal stories of growth and challenge, travel, loss, and learning, all told with the sense of an endearing humanity. This is an important book for its contribution to our understanding of Islam today - and it's fun to read.
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