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Prophecy and the fundamentalist quest : an integrative study of Christian and Muslim apocalyptic religion / Farzana Hassan ; foreword by John S. Niles. [print]

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland, (c)2008.Description: ix, 185 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780786433001
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BP166
  • BP166.S525.P767 2008
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Contents:
An historical struggle for ascendancy -- What the prophets of old foretold -- Mahdi, Islam's archetypal redeemer, and other Muslim messiahs -- Jesus: son of God or Muslim prophet? -- Christian fundamentalism: then and now -- Jihad: a theoretical and historical framework -- Osama bin Laden and his terrorist agenda -- The world today -- Conclusion: beyond prophecy.
Subject: "This work traces the origins of apocalyptic prophecy in Christianity and Islam through in-depth examinations of several texts found within the Bible, the Quran, and the Hadith. The religious prophecies discussed in this book are largely focused on end-time or apocalyptic scenarios"--Provided by publisher.
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Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) G. Allen Fleece Library CIRCULATING COLLECTION Non-fiction BP166.8.S42 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31923001217757

Sources of Christian and Islamic prophecy -- An historical struggle for ascendancy -- What the prophets of old foretold -- Mahdi, Islam's archetypal redeemer, and other Muslim messiahs -- Jesus: son of God or Muslim prophet? -- Christian fundamentalism: then and now -- Jihad: a theoretical and historical framework -- Osama bin Laden and his terrorist agenda -- The world today -- Conclusion: beyond prophecy.

"This work traces the origins of apocalyptic prophecy in Christianity and Islam through in-depth examinations of several texts found within the Bible, the Quran, and the Hadith. The religious prophecies discussed in this book are largely focused on end-time or apocalyptic scenarios"--Provided by publisher.

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