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weddems 's review for:
A World Without Islam
by Graham E. Fuller
informative
fast-paced
Fascinating, filled with Graham’s astute political insight.
A World Without Islam is an argument that Islam, like any other religions and ideologies, have been used by factions as simply a vehicle for change, expressing anger or dissatisfaction or as a banner to be grouped under to maximize the effectiveness of revolutionary change. Islam, Graham argues, is not in itself the main problem.
Interestingly, to prove his point, Graham charts a map through the history of Christianity, delineating political, materialistic and social backdrops behind bloody episodes of wars that were characterized as being religious in nature. He quotes Luther, who famously said:
A World Without Islam is an argument that Islam, like any other religions and ideologies, have been used by factions as simply a vehicle for change, expressing anger or dissatisfaction or as a banner to be grouped under to maximize the effectiveness of revolutionary change. Islam, Graham argues, is not in itself the main problem.
Interestingly, to prove his point, Graham charts a map through the history of Christianity, delineating political, materialistic and social backdrops behind bloody episodes of wars that were characterized as being religious in nature. He quotes Luther, who famously said:
“The Devil can quote scripture to his own ends.”
Definitely a must-read to understand the many faces of political Islam, and religion in general.