The Quran reveals God, the Creator and the Sustainer of the universe, as intimately involved in and concerned about human affairs. Rahman examines the Quran’s teachings about making a just and ethical ...

Joseph Smith’s The Book of Mormon, Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet, and Yuval Noah Hariri’s bestselling Sapiens – a wide-reaching history of humankind – have been pulled from circulation. The works of ...

The Quran is the holy book of Islam and its most sacred text. It is not merely a book but is considered the literal word of God, and Muslims treat it with utmost respect and reverence.

In that tradition, I recommend, at the close of this series, a just-published book by John Tolan, Islam: A New History from Muhammad to the Present (Princeton, 2025).

Alcohol can be found in every culture, civilization and country. That’s why the subject — and substance — fascinates University of Delaware history professor Rudi Matthee, author of Angels Tapping at ...