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Garry Wills has been a leading commentator on political and religious life in America for decades, winner of a Pulitzer for 'Lincoln at Gettysburg', and two National Book Critics Circle Awards for Criticism. In his new book, 'What the Qur’an Meant', he offers a timely reconsideration of the sacred text. Reading with sympathy and rigor, Wills takes us back to the words themselves to discover how they have guided people down through the centuries and what other non–Muslims—such as Pope Francis—have found so inspiring.
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Garry Wills has been a leading commentator on political and religious life in America for decades, winner of a Pulitzer for 'Lincoln at Gettysburg', and two National Book Critics Circle Awards for Criticism. In his new book, 'What the Qur’an Meant', he offers a timely reconsideration of the sacred text. Reading with sympathy and rigor, Wills takes us back to the words themselves to discover how they have guided people down through the centuries and what other non–Muslims—such as Pope Francis—have found so inspiring.
This program is presented in partnership with the Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities.
This program was recorded on Oct 28, 2017 as part of Fallfest/17: Belief. Learn more here:
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Who is Garry Wills?Garry Wills (born 1934) is an American author, journalist, and historian, specializing in American history, politics, and religion, especially the history of the Catholic Church. He won a Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction in 1993. Wills has
written nearly 40 books. He became a faculty member of the history department at Northwestern University in 1980, where he is currently an Emeritus Professor of History.
What is The Quran?Quran, literally meaning "the recitation" is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims believe to be a revelation from God (Allah). It is widely regarded as the finest work in classical Arabic literature. The Quran is divided into chapters
(surah in Arabic), which are then divided into verses (ayah). Muslims believe that the Quran was verbally revealed by God to Muhammad through the angel Gabriel (Jibril), gradually over a period of approximately 23 years, beginning on 22 December 609 CE, when Muhammad was 40, and concluding in 632, the year of his death. Muslims regard the Quran as the most important miracle of Muhammad, a proof of his prophethood, and the culmination of a series of divine messages that started with the messages revealed to Adam and ended with Muhammad.
