Islamic Spirituality: Foundations (World Spirituality, Vol 19)

Rating:
Summary: Lots of Sufism, modernism
Review: If you don't know much about Islam, this isn't the place to start. The authors and perspectives are overwhelmingly Sufi, and strain to present mystical Islam in Christian terms. They generally also represent modernist Islam, assimilated to Western ideas. So this isn't mainstream Islam. But if that's what you're interested in, this is a great book. Of course some essays are better than others, but overall it's a good read. I learned a lot.

Rating:
Summary: Lots of Sufism, modernism
Review: If you don't know much about Islam, this isn't the place to start. The authors and perspectives are overwhelmingly Sufi, and strain to present mystical Islam in Christian terms. They generally also represent modernist Islam, assimilated to Western ideas. So this isn't mainstream Islam. But if that's what you're interested in, this is a great book. Of course some essays are better than others, but overall it's a good read. I learned a lot.