Transcending Jerusalem

Earlier this week, a renowned Muslim scholar (who will remain anonymous) let me know about the Transcending Jerusalem website. The purpose of the site is to both promote a book by the same name and host its nine Acrobat .pdf files (111 pages total).

Transcending Jerusalem is essentially a book of comparative religion in which Almighty God, scripture and the lives of the prophets—peace be upon them all—are discussed in light of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. The author, Peter Stockton, "from his perspective as a Muslim, reflects on this troubled history" of Jerusalem. I haven't read all of the book yet, although I have printed the entire thing, but based on the recommendation, I plan to over the weekend, insha'llah.

In the links section of the site I found a pointer to the website of Ruqaiyyah Waris Maqsood, whose writings ([1][2][3]) on comparative religion from a Muslim perspective I have enjoyed and benefited from (although not always agreed with) over the years.

Enjoy...