Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-219) and index

|tForeword /|rKaren Armstrong --|tThe many faces of Islam and Muslims --|tGod in politics --|tWhere are the Muslim reformers? --|tAmerica and the Muslim world: building a new way forward --|gConclusion

520 A Georgetown University professor and well-known scholar
of Islam, Esposito analyzes the current and future
practice of Islam in this short but insightful volume. He
surveys a number of topics, including identity issues for
Muslims living in the West. Esposito highlights the world
views of modern Muslim thinkers, such as Tariq Ramadan
(Esposito modestly omits mention of his mentorship of some
of these scholars). He tackles head-on the myth of Muslim
tolerance of 9/11 by pointing to polls showing that the
vast majority of Muslims disapproved of the attack and
that 358 Muslim employees at the World Trade Center were
among the dead. As a senior scientist for Gallup, Esposito
has at his command the results of numerous polls of and
about Muslims. In this book, he goes beyond the numbers to
showcase what Muslims really stand for and want in today's
world. Esposito's enthusiasm for his topic makes his book
an easy and enlightening read. --Publishers Weekly