The Moslem World of To-day
Contents: Foreword. 1. The impact and influence of western civilization on the Islamic world/James L. Barton. 2. The renaissance in the Moslem near east/Julius Richter. 3. The caliphate yesterday, today, and tomorrow/D.S. Margoliouth. 4. The institution of the caliphate and the spirit of the age/Anonymous. 5. Ferments in the youth of Islam/Basil Mathews. 6. Islam and the race problem/C. Snouck Hurgronje. 7. The reaction of Moslem India to western Islam/Murray T. Titus. 8. The present attitude of Christendom to the peoples of the Moslem world/John E. Merrill. 9. Present day journalism in the world of Islam/Samuel M. Zwemer. 10. Some types of literature in the world of Islam/Constance E. Padwick. 11. Western education in the Moslem world--forces, purpose and results/William H. Hall. 12. Western education in the Moslem world--changing factors/Paul Monroe. 13. Influences towards a new art in Egypt and Palestine/W.A. Stewart. 14. Movements in the life of women in the Islamic world--the near and middle east/Caroline M. Buchanan. 15. Movements in the life of women in the Islamic world--North-west Africa/I. Lilias Trotter. 16. Movements in the life of women in the Islamic world--India/Ruth E. Robinson. 17. The ancient oriental churches and Islam/Rennie MacInnes and Herbert Danby. 18. Oriental Christian communities and the evangelization of the Moslems/W.H.T. Gairdner. 19. The mystical life in modern Islam/George Swan. 20. New trends in Moslem apologetic/Arthur Jeffery. 21. Christ\'s contribution to the Moslem/Paul W. Harrison. 22. The issue between Islam and Christianity/Robert E. Speer. 22. The outlook in the Moslem world/John R. Mott. Appendix. Index.
The Moslem World of Today brings together the essays on varied subjects of importance in Islam by some of the finest scholars of the time, which include: The mystical life in modern Islam; movements in the life of women in the Islamic world--India, and an accompanying piece on women in the near and middle east (Palestine); new trends in Moslem apologetic; the issue between Islam and Christianity; influences toward a new art in Egypt and Palestine; western education in the Moslem world; ferments in the youth of Islam; the impact and influence of western civilization on the Islamic world; the renaissance in the Moslem near east; the caliphate yesterday, today and tomorrow; the institution of the caliphate and the spirit of the age; Islam and the race question.
The book has been hailed as one of the finest reference sources on Islamic studies in the modern era. (jacket)
