{"product_id":"introducing-the-quran-john-kaltner-9780800696665","title":"Introducing the Qur'an: For Today's Reader","description":"\u003cp\u003eAward-winning professor \u003cb\u003eJohn Kaltner's\u003c\/b\u003e new work offers a general introduction and orientation to the Qur'an. It surveys the origin, structure, contents, study, and use of Islam's sacred text. Offering selective rather than comprehensive coverage, the work allows for discussion and analysis of specific themes and issues of interest to modern readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing an introduction that describes and situates how the Qur'an is both studied and experienced, Kaltner's book takes up the following themes by chapter to foster a contemporary understanding and appreciation of the Qur'an: the natural environment, Muslim life, gender and sexuality, non-Muslims and the Other, \u003ci\u003ejihad\u003c\/i\u003e, war and peace, and life after death. Significant passages from the Qur'an are identified and analyzed, with a special focus on how modern scholars, both Muslim and non-Muslim, understand them. Kaltner intersperses his book with numerous photographs and textboxes to emphasize and highlight important elements of the Qur'an, its history, and its relevance to contemporary life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCheck out the audio glossary on the Student tab to hear the author pronounce the Arabic words \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Kaltner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0800696662\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780800696665\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fortress Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/04\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 6.22w x 0.66d","brand":"John Kaltner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44245503082751,"sku":"9780800696665","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_98c3041f-8e05-4b80-bbea-9082d25e90b9.jpg?v=1693928431","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/introducing-the-quran-john-kaltner-9780800696665","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}