Background Materials and Resources

These resources have been collected to assist you in understanding and discussing the UAA/APU Books of the Year.  They are not a comprehensive collection, nor are they designed to espouse a specific viewpoint or ideology.  Feel free to search the Web and find additional materials on subjects from the Books that interest or intrigue you. 

Most importantly, discuss the Books and issues within them with your friends and others!

Resources on Islamic Culture

http://www.nmhschool.org/tthornton/mehistorydatabase/overview_of_islam.php

http://www.islamfortoday.com/history.htm

Resources on Religious Fundamentalism

http://www.catholic.com/library/Fundamentalism.asp

http://www.brucegourley.com/fundamentalism/

http://www.brucegourley.com/fundamentalism/islamicfundamentalismintro.htm

http://www.religionlink.org/tip_070611.php

Religion and Politics

http://www.cato-unbound.org/2007/10/08/mark-lilla/coping-with-political-theology/

http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/blewis.htm