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Islam: The House I Left Behind
The House I Left Behind is a fascinating story and a beautifully written account of Dr. Daniel Shayesteh s life journey from Islam to Christ. It is extremely touching, captivating and poetic in many areas. The color he has added in painting a picture of Iran, its cultural richness, its clash with Islamic culture is all a wealth of education and awakening for the world. His life journey is an ordained life journey that takes him through the cultures, religions and philosophies and eventually established him in a house made by the hands of God.
232 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 2009
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January 26, 2018
Not firm enough
This book ought not to use words such as "radical" islam, etc. It sends a bad message as though there are two different types of islam. i mean when shayesteh was muslim, he was not told that there is moderate islam and then there are radical. he was told islam is islam and thats that.
so this constant white washing of words puts this book down 2 stars. Also, the way the book separate christ from religion is unnerving. how can you have christ with out religion? why does it states that he met christians and THEN met christ? as though they are inseparable? i thought the fact your christian would mean you BELIEVE IN CHRIST...
these are the only problems i have encountered.
otherwise. the tone of the book is educational so he does go through ALOT of history, which for me, became boring. i wanted HIS EXPERIENCE from islam to christ and NOT islams reputation or history.
He has already written other novels on islam and its background history... why put it ALSO in your memoir?
otherwise, true to the cut, islam is as he describes. but as he calls it "radical"... which he means to say, the islam which is truly proclaimed behind closed doors and in muslim countries.
This book ought not to use words such as "radical" islam, etc. It sends a bad message as though there are two different types of islam. i mean when shayesteh was muslim, he was not told that there is moderate islam and then there are radical. he was told islam is islam and thats that.
so this constant white washing of words puts this book down 2 stars. Also, the way the book separate christ from religion is unnerving. how can you have christ with out religion? why does it states that he met christians and THEN met christ? as though they are inseparable? i thought the fact your christian would mean you BELIEVE IN CHRIST...
these are the only problems i have encountered.
otherwise. the tone of the book is educational so he does go through ALOT of history, which for me, became boring. i wanted HIS EXPERIENCE from islam to christ and NOT islams reputation or history.
He has already written other novels on islam and its background history... why put it ALSO in your memoir?
otherwise, true to the cut, islam is as he describes. but as he calls it "radical"... which he means to say, the islam which is truly proclaimed behind closed doors and in muslim countries.
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