Was Jesus a Muslim?: Questioning Categories in the Study of Religion

by Robert F. Shedinger

Book Overview

An intriguing question - Do Muslims understand Jesus in some ways more historically appropriate than Christians do? - leads Robert F. Shedinger into a series of provocative challenges to the disciplines of religious studies and comparative religions. Questioning the convenient distinction between "politics" and "religion" and the isolation of "religion" from wider social and cultural questions, Shedinger offers a proposal for a more accurate and respectful...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080066325X
• ISBN13: 9780800663254
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Fortress Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"