A different perspective.

Over summer break I read a book named; "Destiny Disrupted", by Tamim Ansary. This book was one of the first I have ever read that delves into history from a non-western perspective. Tamim Ansary was born and raised in Afghanistan and only moved to the U.S. in 1965 so his view of history is remarkably different from anything else I have read.

"Destiny Disrupted" is pertinent to RLST 2600 because it focuses on the history of the Muslim world and highlights how western society and religion was, and is, perceived by the eyes of Islamic culture. Ansary answers many questions about why such huge friction exists between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, but even he cannot answer them all.

I would highly recommend this book to anyone who has the least bit of interest in history, but

if you want to read a quick review look here: http://www.oregonlive.com/books/index.ssf/2009/05/_headline_tamim_ansarys_destin.html

and here: http://articles.sfgate.com/2009-05-10/books/17200088_1_world-through-islamic-eyes-sayyid-qutb-world-history