The Shared Well - A Concise Guide to Relations Between Islam and the West (Paperback)

- Narrates the long, complex history of relations between the West and Islam and describes times of conflict, cooperation, and peace
- Recommends political, economic, and spiritual strategies to foster better understanding of Islamic societies
- "The strength of Weyer's Book lies in its rehearsal of Islamic-Western relations and its analysis of capitalist globalism. Van de Weyer saliently recognizes the role of shame, as well as the more frequently noted one of moral outrage, in Islamic reaction to economic imperialism."--Booklist
Shocked by the murderous attacks of September 11, most Americans remain mystified by the root causes of the catastrophe. In concise and elegant prose, distinguished scholar Robert Van de Weyer analyzes the troubled history of the West and its relations with the Islamic world. A pastor and author of more than twenty books about comparative religion, world history, and economics, Van de Weyer guides a journey though our inextricably linked past, present, and future.