Perhaps the most pressing
question facing the US today is, what is our relationship with the
Islamic world going to be? Can we work together to harmonize our
traditions and values, or are we destined for a "clash of
civilizations" as some pundits have predicted? This thoughtful and
thought-provoking discussion by two of America's leading scholars on
Islam and the West attempts to answer this question with an emphasis on
hope and the belief that the power to avert disaster lies with each one
of us.