American Christians and Islam :evangelical culture and Muslims from the colonial period to the age of terrorism /Thomas S. Kidd.

Name/Title

American Christians and Islam :evangelical culture and Muslims from the colonial period to the age of terrorism /Thomas S. Kidd.

Description

Early American Christians and Islam -- The Barbary wars, the last days, and Islam in early national America -- Foreign missions to Muslims in nineteenth-century America -- Samuel Zwemer, World War I, and "the evangelization of the Moslem world in this generation" -- The new missionary overture to Muslims and the Arab-Israeli crisis -- Christians respond to Muslims in modern America -- Maturing evangelical missions and war in the Middle East -- American Christians and Islam after September 11, 2001. xx, 201 p. :ill. ;24 cm.

Book Details

Author

Kidd, Thomas S.

Place Published

City

Princeton, N.J.

Date Published

circa 2009

Publication Subjects

Missions to Muslims--History. Missions, American--History. Islam--Public opinion--History. Public opinion--United States--History. Protestants--United States--Attitudes--History. Evangelischen.--gtt Islam.--gtt Beeldvorming.--gtt Muslim.--swd Evangelikale Bewegung.--swd Mission.--swd

Call No.

BV2625 .K53 2009

ISBN

9780691133492 (hardcover : alk. paper), 0691133492 (hardcover : alk. paper)

LCCN

2008026661

Notes

Bibliography Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-194) and index.