tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10835776.post112991242776598960..comments2023-10-30T07:45:43.656-04:00Comments on Thoughts and Ideas: IconographyA Wiser Man Than Ihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02405864709965908573noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10835776.post-1130123218875999152005-10-23T23:06:00.000-04:002005-10-23T23:06:00.000-04:00Again, thank you for the help. If only you could ...Again, thank you for the help. If only you could persuade my teachers to allow me some free time to help. Hopefully I can get to it during Thanksgiving break.A Wiser Man Than Ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02405864709965908573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10835776.post-1130036125797073922005-10-22T22:55:00.000-04:002005-10-22T22:55:00.000-04:00I was fortunate to become aquainted with a number...I was fortunate to become aquainted with a number of Muslims in North Carolina (all males unfortunately so I only have that perspective) and was inspired to learn more about the religion.For me the traits of these individuals (as I percieved them) was more telling than the doctrine or epistemology of Islam.Huston Smith wrote a "concise introduction" to the religion titled simply Islam,taken from his incredible book The Worlds Religions and published separately.troutskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16020298501632120830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10835776.post-1130034422709342902005-10-22T22:27:00.000-04:002005-10-22T22:27:00.000-04:00Thanks. I will keep this in mind.Thanks. I will keep this in mind.A Wiser Man Than Ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02405864709965908573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10835776.post-1129930412779038942005-10-21T17:33:00.000-04:002005-10-21T17:33:00.000-04:00Your library is a good resource to rid you of igno...Your library is a good resource to rid you of ignorance of Islam,if you so choose. Critical books like Crisis of Islam by Lewis, Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam by Robert Spencer or gushing books from John Esposito or Karen Armstrong can give you two perspectives, at no cost to you other than your time.John Sobieskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01954797087827357102noreply@blogger.com