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Garry Wills: ‘The Religion of the Qur’an Is a Religion of Peace’

With What the Qur’an Meant: And Why It Matters, religion author Garry Wills is here to reassure us: What did the scripture of Islam tell me about the duty to kill infidels? Some people are sure it is ... read more

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

In his new book, "What the Qur'an Meant: And Why It Matters," historian Garry Wills shows how some Americans ... Bush's pronouncements of Islam as a religion of peace, it's unclear why Wills would do ... read more

The Happy, Harmless Quran

“The religion of the Quran is a religion of peace.” So says Garry Wills on p. 140 in his book What the Quran Meant: And Why It Matters. Really? But we can skip over his first three chapters on the ... read more

Winter books: The getaway edition

“What the Qur’an Meant and Why It Matters” by Garry Wills (Viking ... by a scholar of Islam, so it shouldn’t be judged for its lack of originality,” Hamid writes. “It is a book for people who know ... read more

Educating Americans to defuse Islamaphobia

As a result, our debates over Islam and Muslims aren't really about "them" as much as they are about "us" — and the supposed battle between the two. In his new book, "What the Qur'an Meant: And Why It ... read more

Scholars discuss Quran, misconceptions of Islamic faith

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 Township ... read more

The Toxic Mix of Religion and Government

Whenever some issue comes up that entails commingling of government and religion, careful examination almost always ... see the commentary on it by Garry Wills —is only the most recent illustration. ... read more

Why politicians turn to religion in times of uncertainty

The overt mixture of politics and religion has a habit of catching pundits off-guard ... and it is also typically viewed as one of the most overtly religious. Author Garry Wills goes so far as to call ... read more

Prior Convictions

“Our religion was disseminated in peace; yours was promulgated by the sword,” Underhill ... which is more or less what Garry Wills does in “Head and Heart: American Christianities” (Penguin; $29.95). ... read more

Reading Islam's holy book

In What the Qur’an Meant and Why It Matters, Garry ... pick up the Quran and read it, as he has done. Wills is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and a Catholic, famous for his historical biographies as ... read more

The man who could help prevent a holy war

Garry Wills is a Pulitzer ... How can we blame the Muslim religion for this horror? Pope Francis has long recognized the honorable aspects of Islam. When he expressed sympathy for Muslims who defend ... read more

Educating Americans to defuse Islamaphobia

In his new book, “What the Qur’an Meant: And Why It Matters,” historian Garry Wills shows how some Americans ... Bush’s pronouncements of Islam as a religion of peace, it’s unclear why Wills would do ... read more