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• Winner of Independent Publisher Book Award Silver Medal in Religion 2015 (United States)

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9781481300988

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A critically important contribution to academic library Islamic Studies, reference collections, and supplemental studies lists...--James A. Cox The Midwest Book Review

A critically important contribution to academic library Islamic Studies, reference collections, and supplemental studies lists... -- James A. Cox -- The Midwest Book Review Though many of the writers are scholars, the text is accessible and at times remarkable for its heartfelt candor. Birkel's book comes at a fine time, when serious critical study of the Qur'an is gaining momentum in the Western religion academy--it is groundbreaking. -- Publishers Weekly

The Qur'an is more than merely the holy book of Muslims. It is a book read, debated, memorized, critiqued, emulated, internalized, and expounded upon by various Muslims. Here for the first time we have the Qur'an being read by a wide range of contemporary American Muslim leaders and intellectuals. It provides us with a rich opportunity to see the Qur'an become an American's scripture. --Omid Safi, Professor of Islamic Studies, University of North Carolina

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Michael Birkel is Professor of Religion at Earlham College.

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