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Islam: Past, Present and Future
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “a 2007 book by prominent catholic theologian”. Today it says “book by prominent theologian hans küng”.
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Islam: Past, Present and Future (2007) is a book by prominent theologian Hans Küng , and is a lengthy analysis of Islam 's 1,400-year history. The book is the final in his trilogy on the three monotheistic faiths, following Judaism: Between Yesterday and Tomorrow (1991) and Christianity: Its Essence and History (1994).
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a 2007 book by prominent catholic theologian
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book by prominent theologian hans küng
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