The Nearest in affection : towards a Christian understanding of Islam

Notes: "[By] Stuart Brown".; "This short introduction to Islam for Christians offers a wide-ranging overview of what Muslims believe and where their beliefs and practices reveal points of contact or divergence with Christianity" -- back cover.; Contents: Preface / Stuart Brown -- The Essential Beliefs of Islam -- Tradition and the Roots of Jurisprudence -- Branches of Islam -- Points of Contact: Theology and Philosophy -- Points of Contact: The Mystical Tradition -- Angles of Divergence: The Understanding of Law -- Angles of Divergence: The Understanding of Politics -- Modes of Relationship -- An Agenda for Affection.; Author is a Canadian Anglican lay person and former General Secretary of the Canadian Council of Churches.

Subjects: Christianity and other religions - Islam; Islam - Relations - Christianity; Muslims; Islam