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Are Muslims infiltrating American society? What does Islam really teach about women's roles? Does the Qur'an condone violence? Presbyterian pastor Ben Daniel tackles common stereotypes and misconceptions that tend to define Islam in the popular imagination. Daniel also looks at Christianity's own history of violence and explores what he calls "the American cult of fear," particularly as it relates to the rise of Islamophobia in the United States. Blending travel narrative, interviews, and well-crafted storytelling, Daniel helps debunk the myths and put a human face on Islam in America.
Ben Daniel
Ben Daniel is a Presbyterian minister, peace activist, and award-winning author living in Oakland, California. His left-leaning, faith-based social and political commentary has appeared in a wide variety of local, regional, national and international publications and broadcasts.
Daniel's first book, Neighbor: Christian Encounters with "Illegal" Immigration, was named 2010 Religion Book of the Year by Foreword Reviews and helped shape the response of at least three mainline Protestant denominations to immigration in the United States. The Search for Truth about Islam: A Christian Pastor Separates Fact from Fiction was shortlisted for the Foreword Indies awards and recommended for the Islam collections of American libraries by the American Library Association. Daniel's book Thoughtful Christianity: Faith and Action in the Way of Jesus explores how Christians can practice a faith more informed by the life of the mind.
Daniel's work has appeared in local, national, and international print, broadcast, video, and online media including The Scotsman of Edinburgh, The San Jose Mercury News, Beliefnet, The Revealer, NPR - KQED, and Living the Questions. His writings and sermons on peacemaking appear regularly on the Presbyterian Peace Fellowship website and have been published by Sojourners and Presbyterian Outlook.
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