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Garry Wills’ new book offers peaceful, palatable, version of Islam

Wills makes other claims that are simply misleading, as when he asserts that “there are no ‘portions’ of the Qur’an that discuss Shari’ah.”In support of his argument, he says that only ... read more

Christian scholar Garry Wills, Muslim chaplain Tahera Ahmad talk Quran

Christian scholar Garry Wills said he felt ashamed when his colleague asked him why, after all the time Wills had spent studying religion, he had never read the Quran. On Thursday at Evanston ... read more

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Garry Wills will share his views about ...

Shortly after 9/11, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Garry Wills was speaking with several academics when someone asked who among them had read the Quran. The answer: No one. read more

Include yourself in the Muslim conversation - National Catholic Reporter

Book Review: As a Muslim, I appreciate Garry Wills' sympathetic yet rigorous investigation of the Qur'an, which I, along with nearly a quarter of the world's population, turn to for guidance. read more

Give Garry Wills that old-time religion - Los Angeles Times

Garry Wills’ recent L.A. Times Op-Ed article “Abortion isn’t a religious issue,” in which he claims that abortion is not a religious issue, might as well have begun with these fanciful ... read more

Opinion: Give Garry Wills the old-time religion

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Once upon a time, in a faraway land, there lived a man named Garry ... read more

Opinion | The man who could help prevent a holy war

Many people want to make our "war on terror" a war on at least a segment of the Muslim religion. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) makes this very clear: "We are in a religious war." Some think of this ... read more

Garry Wills, Meditating on the Church-State Divide - NPR

In a new book about the constitutional separation of church and state, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Garry Wills insists that that separation was meant as "the great protector of religion, not ... read more