-
What the Qur'an Meant
- And Why It Matters
- Narrado por: Robertson Dean
- Duración: 6 h y 11 m
No se pudo agregar al carrito
Add to Cart failed.
Error al Agregar a Lista de Deseos.
Error al eliminar de la lista de deseos.
Error al añadir a tu biblioteca
Error al seguir el podcast
Error al dejar de seguir el podcast
Compra ahora por $13.50
No default payment method selected.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Grandes primeros Títulos
Resumen del Editor
America's leading religious scholar and public intellectual introduces lay listeners to the Qur'an with a measured, powerful reading of the ancient text
Garry Wills has spent a lifetime thinking and writing about Christianity. In What the Qur'an Meant, Wills invites listeners to join him as he embarks on a timely and necessary reconsideration of the Qur'an, leading us through perplexing passages with insight and erudition. What does the Qur'an actually say about veiling women? Does it justify religious war?
There was a time when ordinary Americans did not have to know much about Islam. That is no longer the case. We blundered into the longest war in our history without knowing basic facts about the Islamic civilization with which we were dealing. We are constantly fed false information about Islam - claims that it is essentially a religion of violence, that its sacred book is a handbook for terrorists. There is no way to assess these claims unless we have at least some knowledge of the Qur'an.
In this book Wills, as a non-Muslim with an open mind, reads the Qur'an with sympathy but with rigor, trying to discover why other non-Muslims - such as Pope Francis - find it an inspiring book, worthy to guide people down through the centuries. There are many traditions that add to and distort and blunt the actual words of the text. What Wills does resembles the work of art restorers who clean away accumulated layers of dust to find the original meaning. He compares the Qur'an with other sacred books, the Old Testament and the New Testament, to show many parallels between them. There are also parallel difficulties of interpretation, which call for patient exploration - and which offer some thrills of discovery. What the Qur'an Meant is the opening of a conversation on one of the world's most practiced religions.
Reseñas de la Crítica
"Wills has written perhaps the best introduction to the Quran that I know of: elegant, insightful, even at times joyful...his encounter with it is a pleasure to read for anyone as open to discovery as he is." (The New York Times)
“A useful and worthy interpretation that non-Muslims will find illuminating...Best-selling Wills’ stature will draw many readers.” (Booklist)
“A work of intimate and charitable interreligious dialogue.” (Publishers Weekly)
Relacionado con este tema
-
The Truth About Muhammad
- Founder of the World's Most Intolerant Religion
- De: Robert Spencer
- Narrado por: James Adams
- Duración: 6 h y 45 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
In The Truth about Muhammad, New York Times best-selling author and Islam expert Robert Spencer offers an honest and telling portrait of the founder of Islam - perhaps the first such portrait in half a century - unbounded by fear and political correctness, unflinching, and willing to face the hard facts about Muhammad's life that continue to affect our world today.
-
-
Enlightening
- De Cx30 en 12-09-06
De: Robert Spencer
-
The Rational Bible: Genesis
- De: Dennis Prager
- Narrado por: Tom Parks
- Duración: 19 h y 47 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
Many people today think the Bible, the most influential book in world history, is not only outdated but irrelevant, irrational, and even immoral. This explanation of the Book of Genesis, the first book of the Bible, demonstrates clearly and powerfully that the opposite is true. The Bible remains profoundly relevant - both to the great issues of our day and to each individual life. It is the greatest moral guide and source of wisdom ever written.
-
-
So glad I bought this!
- De Alex Martinez en 06-10-19
De: Dennis Prager
-
Jesus, Jihad and Peace
- What Bible Prophecy Says About World Events Today
- De: Michael Youssef
- Narrado por: Jon Gauger
- Duración: 5 h y 43 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
In a world that cries out for peace, which will prevail - Jesus or Jihad? Bible-believing Christians wonder: What does Islamic extremism mean in terms of Bible prophecy? Do today's turbulent events have prophetic significance? In Jesus, Jihad and Peace, Dr. Michael Youssef provides answers that are concise and biblically accurate, explaining how trends within Judaism, Christianity, and Islam fit into prophetic history.
-
-
Excellent analysis
- De 404 en 03-04-15
De: Michael Youssef
-
Understanding the Koran
- A Quick Christian Guide to the Muslim Holy Book
- De: Mateen Elass
- Narrado por: Don Reed
- Duración: 5 h y 55 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
A quick non-technical introduction to the Koran designed to help Christians understand a hidden book revered by 1.3 billion Muslims, covering the background on its writing, a summary of its contents, a perspective on how it’s used and viewed by Muslims, a comparison of differences and similarities to the Bible, and some suggestions on how it should and should not be used in conversations with Muslims.
-
-
Favors Christianity
- De Dianne en 12-18-15
De: Mateen Elass
-
The Origin of Satan
- How Christians Demonized Jews, Pagans, and Heretics
- De: Elaine Pagels
- Narrado por: Suzanne Toren
- Duración: 8 h y 23 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
Who is Satan in the New Testament, and what is the evil that he represents? In this groundbreaking book, Elaine Pagels, Princeton's distinguished historian of religion, traces the evolution of Satan from its origins in the Hebrew Bible, where Satan is at first merely obstructive, to the New Testament, where Satan becomes the Prince of Darkness, the bitter enemy of God and man, evil incarnate. In The Origin of Satan, Pagels shows that the four Christian gospels tell two very different stories.
-
-
Must read for all practicing Christians
- De Venusian Incognito en 09-06-19
De: Elaine Pagels
-
The Barbarians Are Here
- Preventing the Collapse of Western Civilization in Times of Terrorism
- De: Michael Youssef
- Narrado por: Jon Gauger
- Duración: 4 h y 56 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
For decades Americans were vaguely aware that Islamist barbarians were in the deserts of the Middle East and in the mountains of Afghanistan and Pakistan, executing "infidels" and raiding villages with unrecognizable names. The Muslim world seemed far away, remote, and irrelevant to our daily lives. Then came the terrorist attack of 9/11, followed by attacks at Fort Hood, the Boston Marathon, San Bernandino, Orlando, and more. Now terrorists seem to be emerging everywhere, unleashing senseless death and destruction on our nation.
-
-
Amen
- De SCOTT R MULLIN en 06-07-24
De: Michael Youssef
-
The Truth About Muhammad
- Founder of the World's Most Intolerant Religion
- De: Robert Spencer
- Narrado por: James Adams
- Duración: 6 h y 45 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
In The Truth about Muhammad, New York Times best-selling author and Islam expert Robert Spencer offers an honest and telling portrait of the founder of Islam - perhaps the first such portrait in half a century - unbounded by fear and political correctness, unflinching, and willing to face the hard facts about Muhammad's life that continue to affect our world today.
-
-
Enlightening
- De Cx30 en 12-09-06
De: Robert Spencer
-
The Rational Bible: Genesis
- De: Dennis Prager
- Narrado por: Tom Parks
- Duración: 19 h y 47 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
Many people today think the Bible, the most influential book in world history, is not only outdated but irrelevant, irrational, and even immoral. This explanation of the Book of Genesis, the first book of the Bible, demonstrates clearly and powerfully that the opposite is true. The Bible remains profoundly relevant - both to the great issues of our day and to each individual life. It is the greatest moral guide and source of wisdom ever written.
-
-
So glad I bought this!
- De Alex Martinez en 06-10-19
De: Dennis Prager
-
Jesus, Jihad and Peace
- What Bible Prophecy Says About World Events Today
- De: Michael Youssef
- Narrado por: Jon Gauger
- Duración: 5 h y 43 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
In a world that cries out for peace, which will prevail - Jesus or Jihad? Bible-believing Christians wonder: What does Islamic extremism mean in terms of Bible prophecy? Do today's turbulent events have prophetic significance? In Jesus, Jihad and Peace, Dr. Michael Youssef provides answers that are concise and biblically accurate, explaining how trends within Judaism, Christianity, and Islam fit into prophetic history.
-
-
Excellent analysis
- De 404 en 03-04-15
De: Michael Youssef
-
Understanding the Koran
- A Quick Christian Guide to the Muslim Holy Book
- De: Mateen Elass
- Narrado por: Don Reed
- Duración: 5 h y 55 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
A quick non-technical introduction to the Koran designed to help Christians understand a hidden book revered by 1.3 billion Muslims, covering the background on its writing, a summary of its contents, a perspective on how it’s used and viewed by Muslims, a comparison of differences and similarities to the Bible, and some suggestions on how it should and should not be used in conversations with Muslims.
-
-
Favors Christianity
- De Dianne en 12-18-15
De: Mateen Elass
-
The Origin of Satan
- How Christians Demonized Jews, Pagans, and Heretics
- De: Elaine Pagels
- Narrado por: Suzanne Toren
- Duración: 8 h y 23 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
Who is Satan in the New Testament, and what is the evil that he represents? In this groundbreaking book, Elaine Pagels, Princeton's distinguished historian of religion, traces the evolution of Satan from its origins in the Hebrew Bible, where Satan is at first merely obstructive, to the New Testament, where Satan becomes the Prince of Darkness, the bitter enemy of God and man, evil incarnate. In The Origin of Satan, Pagels shows that the four Christian gospels tell two very different stories.
-
-
Must read for all practicing Christians
- De Venusian Incognito en 09-06-19
De: Elaine Pagels
-
The Barbarians Are Here
- Preventing the Collapse of Western Civilization in Times of Terrorism
- De: Michael Youssef
- Narrado por: Jon Gauger
- Duración: 4 h y 56 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
For decades Americans were vaguely aware that Islamist barbarians were in the deserts of the Middle East and in the mountains of Afghanistan and Pakistan, executing "infidels" and raiding villages with unrecognizable names. The Muslim world seemed far away, remote, and irrelevant to our daily lives. Then came the terrorist attack of 9/11, followed by attacks at Fort Hood, the Boston Marathon, San Bernandino, Orlando, and more. Now terrorists seem to be emerging everywhere, unleashing senseless death and destruction on our nation.
-
-
Amen
- De SCOTT R MULLIN en 06-07-24
De: Michael Youssef
-
The First Paul
- Reclaiming the Radical Visionary Behind the Church's Conservative Icon
- De: Marcus J. Borg, John Dominic Crossan
- Narrado por: Mel Foster
- Duración: 8 h y 20 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
Paul is second only to Jesus as the most important person in the birth of Christianity, and yet he continues to be controversial, even among Christians. How could the letters of Paul be used both to inspire radical grace and to endorse systems of oppression - condoning slavery, subordinating women, condemning homosexual behavior? Borg and Crossan use the best of biblical and historical scholarship to explain the reasons for Paul's mixed reputation and reveal to us what scholars have known for decades: The later letters of Paul were created by the early church to dilute Paul's message.
-
-
A Liberal Paul
- De Kayla en 05-12-20
De: Marcus J. Borg, y otros
-
Christ
- A Crisis in the Life of God
- De: Jack Miles
- Narrado por: Grover Gardner
- Duración: 10 h y 57 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
Jack Miles's book is a provocative and revisionary look at the life of Jesus, in which many of the most well-worn truths about Christ are recontextualized and revisited. It does not look for the historical Jesus, but takes the Gospels as the sole source about his life.
-
-
Missed a lot of stuff
- De Wintertao en 01-08-21
De: Jack Miles
-
A Little History of the World
- De: E. H. Gombrich
- Narrado por: Ralph Cosham
- Duración: 9 h y 11 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
E. H. Gombrich's world history, an international best seller now available in English for the first time, is a text dominated not by dates and facts but by the sweep of experience across the centuries, a guide to humanity's achievements, and an acute witness to its frailties.
-
-
an enlightening book; very well read
- De A.B.Oxford en 06-03-06
De: E. H. Gombrich
-
Maimonides
- The Life and World of One of Civilization's Greatest Minds
- De: Joel L. Kraemer
- Narrado por: Sean Pratt
- Duración: 19 h y 59 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
The first definitive biography of Moses Maimonides, one of the most influential intellects in all of human history, illuminates his life as a philosopher, physician, and lawgiver. Recalling such bestsellers as David McCullough's John Adams and Walter Isaacson's Einstein, Maimonides is a biography on a grand scale, brilliantly explicating one man's life against the background of his time.
-
-
Great book. Distracting pronunciation errors.
- De Rabbi Eitan Levy en 04-06-09
De: Joel L. Kraemer
-
The Misunderstood Jew
- The Church and the Scandal of the Jewish Jesus
- De: Amy Jill Levine
- Narrado por: Donna Postel
- Duración: 11 h y 7 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
In The Misunderstood Jew, scholar Amy-Jill Levine helps Christians and Jews understand the "Jewishness" of Jesus so that their appreciation of him deepens and a greater interfaith dialogue can take place. Levine's humor and informed truth - telling provokes honest conversation and debate about how Christians and Jews should understand Jesus, the New Testament, and each other.
-
-
Courageous
- De Tad Davis en 07-27-17
De: Amy Jill Levine
-
The Evolution of God
- De: Robert Wright
- Narrado por: Arthur Morey
- Duración: 18 h y 25 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
In this sweeping narrative, which takes us from the Stone Age to the Information Age, Robert Wright unveils an astonishing discovery: there is a hidden pattern that the great monotheistic faiths have followed as they have evolved. Through the prisms of archeology, theology, and evolutionary psychology, Wright's findings overturn basic assumptions about Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and are sure to cause controversy.
-
-
Very heavy reading
- De Stephen en 08-07-09
De: Robert Wright
-
God in the Qur'an
- God in Three Classic Scriptures
- De: Jack Miles
- Narrado por: Peter Altschuler
- Duración: 9 h y 57 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
Who is Allah? What does he ask of those who submit to his teachings? Pulitzer Prize-winner Jack Miles gives us a deeply probing, revelatory portrait of the world’s second largest, fastest-growing, and perhaps most tragically misunderstood religion. In doing so, Miles illuminates what is unique about Allah, his teachings, and his resolutely merciful temperament, and he thereby reveals that which is false, distorted, or simply absent from the popular conception of the heart of Islam.
-
-
Comparison between the Holy Bible and Holy Qur'an
- De Recession Proof Holdings. L.L.C. (RPH) en 12-29-18
De: Jack Miles
-
David Lynch
- The Man from Another Place (Icons)
- De: Dennis Lim
- Narrado por: Jeff Cummings
- Duración: 6 h y 45 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
At once a pop culture icon, cult figure, and film industry outsider, master filmmaker David Lynch and his work defy easy definition. Dredged from his subconscious mind, Lynch's work is primed to act on our own subconscious, combining heightened, contradictory emotions into something familiar but inscrutable. No less than his art, Lynch's life also evades simple categorization, encompassing pursuits as a musician, painter, photographer, carpenter, entrepreneur, and vocal proponent of Transcendental Meditation.
-
-
Essential listening for Lunch fans
- De Michael P. Mesaros en 08-14-18
De: Dennis Lim
-
Heretic
- De: Ayaan Hirsi Ali
- Narrado por: Ayaan Hirsi Ali
- Duración: 8 h y 56 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
What happened to Islamic reform? Why have al Qaeda and Boko Haram become the faces of contemporary Islam? Why has the Arab Spring devolved into a battle over sharia law? Continuing her personal journey from a deeply religious Islamic upbringing to a post at Harvard and American citizenship, the New York Times best-selling author of Infidel and Nomad crafts a powerful call for an Islamic reformation as the only way to end the current wave of global violence and repression of women.
-
-
And They Revoked Her Honorary University Degree!
- De Russell en 04-14-15
De: Ayaan Hirsi Ali
-
The Mormon Mirage
- A Former Member Looks at the Mormon Church Today
- De: Latayne C. Scott
- Narrado por: Tamara Marston
- Duración: 14 h y 52 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
Three decades after leaving the Mormon faith, Latayne Colvett Scott looks back to her original journey out of Mormonism and the reasons why she left. Revised and updated, this third edition of The Mormon Mirage presents both a fascinating inside look at Mormonism and new and formidable evidence against its claims and teachings.
-
-
Keep away from it. Hate-Literature.
- De Amazon Customer en 04-13-12
De: Latayne C. Scott
-
Who Is This Man?
- The Unpredictable Impact of the Inescapable Jesus
- De: John Ortberg
- Narrado por: Arthur Morey
- Duración: 7 h y 40 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
Best-selling author John Ortberg shares how Jesus' influence has swept over history and how his vision of life continues to impact humanity today. Jesus' impact on our world is highly unlikely, widely inescapable, largely unknown, and decidedly double-edged. It is unlikely in light of the severe limitations of his earthly life; it is inescapable because of the range of impact; it is unknown because history doesn't connect dots; and it is doubled-edged because his followers have wreaked so much havoc, often in his name.
-
-
NOT narrated by John Ortberg, sadly
- De T. Harris en 08-15-12
De: John Ortberg
-
Creating Christ
- How Roman Emperors Invented Christianity
- De: James S. Valliant, C. W. Fahy
- Narrado por: Chris MacDonnell
- Duración: 11 h y 34 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
This explosive work of history unearths clues that finally demonstrate the truth about one of the world's great religions: that it was born out of the conflict between the Romans and messianic Jews who fought a bitter war with each other during the first century. The Romans employed a tactic they routinely used to conquer and absorb other nations: they grafted their imperial rule onto the religion of the conquered.
-
-
life is one big lie
- De Anonymous User en 12-25-19
De: James S. Valliant, y otros
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre What the Qur'an Meant
Calificaciones medias de los clientesReseñas - Selecciona las pestañas a continuación para cambiar el origen de las reseñas.
-
Total
-
Ejecución
-
Historia
- Anonymous User
- 07-25-19
Amazing book
I can’t stop listening is so interesting. Highly recommended answer so many question and doubts I had . Thank you!
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña
-
Total
-
Ejecución
-
Historia
- jackmalak
- 05-24-22
Required reading for the open mind
Ignorance is not bliss. As Richard Powers wrote in The Overstory, “the greatest flaw of the human species is its overwhelming tendency to mistake agreement for truth.” Today There is a lot of agreement about the dangers of Islam but not too much truth in that perspective. Read this book and enjoy some of the sensible thoughtful aspects of the practice. The mosaic religions share a rich history and each built something unique on that foundation. Too bad we cannot celebrate these creative practices.
Thank you Garry Wills.
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña
-
Total
-
Ejecución
-
Historia
- Hizzi Hezbawi
- 09-08-19
Great book for non Muslims
Great book for non Muslims to get educated about Muslims. It will help eliminate " judgments based on ignorance"
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña
esto le resultó útil a 1 persona
-
Total
-
Ejecución
-
Historia
- Yusuf Ruyyashi
- 02-16-19
Open minded author
Have good understanding of what is going on
Fair in delivery
Honest opinion
Open minded author
I loved the book, the author, and the narrator
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña
-
Total
-
Ejecución
-
Historia
- Darwin8u
- 02-02-19
Encouraging Each Other
"We recognize ourselves in the true image of other believers, in the Qur'an or Torah. We believers encourage each other over the barriers raised by people who do not wish any of us well."
- Garry Wills, What the Qur'an Meant
Garry Wills' What the Qur'an Meant: And Why It Matters follows his format used previously in:
1. What the Gospels Meant
2. What Paul Meant
3. What Jesus Meant
It is one of the first books (I've read) that uses heavily The Study Quran: A New Translation and Commentary. As other have noted, the title is a bit misleading. Part I of the book actually looks at Why It Matters; Part II looks at What the Qur'an means.
This is not a complete exegesis of the Qur'an and isn't meant to be. It is a look at a book that is viewed as scipture by about 1/4 of the world, by a believer from another faith tradition (Catholic). Wills is trying to be fair and generous. He looks at the Qur'an using the same skills he uses with the Bible. He looks at what others have written, academic resources, and the text. He tries to distill the text from both how the faith is practiced in History and how it is practiced by extremists now and puts into context some of the most tortured verses, showing parallels from the Torah and the New Testament.
I liked his approach, his tone, and his agenda. While I'm skeptical of most faiths (often even of my own) I am drawn often to writers who can talk about religion without condesencion or without being too hot (zealous, biased) or cold (abstract, clinical). Faith and belief are powerful aspects of our humanity. We need to view others (both belivers and nonbelivers) with respect. Often, we need to use care to insure that we aren't spreading rumors and false narratives about other traditions or people. We need to follow the Golden Rule in how we define others. Define them with the same charity we would like to be defined by. I don't want my faith tradition defined by polygamists who marry underage children, and I'm certain 95 percent of Muslims would prefer to no have their traditions defined by their most extreme elements. I'm certain many Christians would prefer that their faith wasn't defined by the Duggers or Westboro baptists either.
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña
esto le resultó útil a 6 personas
-
Total
-
Ejecución
-
Historia
- The Agha’s
- 12-04-17
Great insight.
We have so much more in common with these people than we think. We need to take a look in the mirror before passing judgement the way we sometimes do.
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña
esto le resultó útil a 4 personas
-
Total
-
Ejecución
-
Historia
- CT Customer
- 01-10-18
Important book glad I read it
Liked intro and how made topic so relevant. Liked comparing and contrasting to Torah and gospel. Helped my understanding. Good reader very professorial sounding
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña
esto le resultó útil a 3 personas
-
Total
-
Ejecución
-
Historia
- Mark K. Fulk
- 01-02-18
Wonderful Guide
Excellent. Should be required reading for all Americans, especially those on the political right wing.
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña
esto le resultó útil a 1 persona
-
Total
-
Ejecución
-
Historia
- Amazon Customer
- 11-29-23
Terrible
Was hoping to learn about the Koran, but spent chapters learning about the authors political views and the Iraq war. He goes on and on about political decision and politician he is clearly against. Not the book I was looking for. If you want to lear about the Koran this is not the place.
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña
esto le resultó útil a 1 persona
-
Total
-
Ejecución
-
Historia
- Amazon Customer
- 08-17-19
Terrible
This book was supposed to talk about the Quran; however, was completely political. Little discussion of the book or its meaning. Completely misrepresented.
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña
esto le resultó útil a 2 personas