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John Renard

Author of The Handy Religion Answer Book

29+ Works 1,093 Members 6 Reviews

About the Author

John Renard, who has a Ph.D. in Islamic Studies from Harvard University, is Professor of Theological Studies at St. Louis University.

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Works by John Renard

The Handy Religion Answer Book (2001) 540 copies, 1 review

Responses to 101 Questions on Islam (1998) 61 copies

101 Questions and Answers on Islam (2002) 55 copies, 1 review

Seven Doors to Islam: Spirituality and the Religious Life of Muslims (1996) 52 copies

Responses to 101 Questions on Hinduism (1999) 40 copies

Knowledge of God in Classical Sufism: Foundations of Islamic Mystical Theology (Classics of Western Spirituality) (v.… (2004) 38 copies

Windows on the House of Islam: Muslim Sources on Spirituality and Religious Life (1998) 30 copies

Responses to 101 Questions on Buddhism (1999) 25 copies

Islam and Christianity: Theological Themes in Comparative Perspective (2011) 25 copies

101 Questions and Answers on Buddhism (2002) 24 copies, 1 review

Friends of God : Islamic images of piety, commitment, and servanthood (2008) 23 copies

Islamic Theological Themes: A Primary Source Reader (2014) 21 copies, 1 review

The Handy Islam Answer Book (2015) 21 copies

In the Footsteps of Muhammad: Understanding the Islamic Experience (1992) 19 copies

Tales of God's Friends: Islamic Hagiography in Translation (2009) 17 copies, 1 review

101 Questions and Answers on Hinduism (2002) 17 copies

Understanding the Islamic Experience (2002) 14 copies

Fighting Words: Religion, Violence, and the Interpretation of Sacred Texts (2012) 14 copies

All the King's Falcons: Rumi on Prophets and Revelation (1994) 13 copies

101 Questions and Answers on Confucianism, Daoism, and Shinto (2002) 12 copies

Islam and the Heroic Image: Themes in Literature and the Visual Arts (1992) 8 copies

Historical Dictionary of Sufism (Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies and Movements) (2005) 7 copies, 1 review

Crossing confessional boundaries : exemplary lives in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions (2020) 5 copies

The A to Z of Sufism (The A to Z Guide Series) (2009) 4 copies

The Handy Hinduism GK Book (2005) 2 copies

Fr-Ranelot Et Bufolet (French Edition) (1990) 2 copies

Handy Religion Answer Book, The 2 copies

The Handy Islam GK Book (2005) 1 copy

The Handy Buddhism GK Book (2005) 1 copy

Associated Works

Ibn ʻAbbād of Ronda : letters on the Sūfī path (1986) — Translator, some editions — 65 copies

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Birthdate: 1944-11-03
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Places of residence: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Education: Harvard University (PhD|Islamic Studies, 1978)
Occupations: Jesuit priest
professor of comparative theology and the history of religion at Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri
Organizations: Society of Jesus (1962)
Roman Catholic Church
Saint Louis University
American Academy of Religion

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Islamic Theological Themes: A Primary Source Reader by John Renard

http://bactra.org/weblog/algae-2021-07.html

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cshalizi | Sep 8, 2021 |

101 Questions and Answers on Islam (101 Questions &… by John Renard

Easy-to-read basic introduction to Catholic teaching on theological and social matters of general concern. For classroom and individual use. Includes bibliography and discussion questions.

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StFrancisofAssisi | Nov 16, 2020 |

Tales of God's friends : Islamic hagiography in… by John Renard

Talels of Sufis. None during Umayyad. Several: Abu Bakr's time. Some from Abbasid onward.

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fadeledu | Mar 24, 2014 |

Historical Dictionary of Sufism (Historical… by John Renard

Reviewed in The Middle East Journal, Vol. 61, No. 2, pp. 372 Spring 2007.

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MiddleEastInstitute | Mar 6, 2008 |

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Awards

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AAR Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion

Friends of God : Islamic images of piety, commitment, and servanthood (Analytical-Descriptive Studies – 2009)

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Works: 29
Also by: 1
Members: 1,093
Popularity: #23,509
Rating: 3.8

Reviews: 6
ISBNs: 77
Languages: 2

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