Lecture: Misreading History with Richard Bulliet
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Lecture Details
| Event Date | 4/28/2008 |
| Event Location | California, USA |
| Event Description | Misreading History: What the West and Islam Can Learn from the Other. On April 28, 2008, Shaykh Hamza Yusuf and Dr. Richard Bulliet, the acclaimed historian, captivated a capacity crowd at Columbia University with a stirring conversation presented by the Zaytuna Contemporary Issues Series. |
SHY Book Recommendations made at this Event
| Recommendations | |
|---|---|
| How to Read a Book | |
| The Case for Islamo-Christian Civilization | |
Quotes Made at this Event
| How to Read a Book - "Get the 1940 Edition" -Shaikh Hamza Yusuf |
| The Case for Islamo-Christian Civilization - "I think people should read this book." -Shaikh Hamza Yusuf |
| How to Read a Book - "He based the whole lecture on this text." -Shaikh Hamza Yusuf |
| How to Read a Book - "Mortimer Adler wrote a book called "How to read a Book". And it's actually worth reading. I would get the first edition, which is 1940, and there were several editions." -Shaikh Hamza Yusuf |
| How to Read a Book - " One of the most important books that I've seen in the English language. It's a key to other books. It really can help you read other books and it was written by somebody who learned how to read from a master reader. (Regarding the text "How to read a Book by Mortimer Adler") " -Shaikh Hamza Yusuf |
| The Case for Islamo-Christian Civilization - Note: SHY did a lecture with Richard Bulliet, where they discussed Islamo-Christian values. During this lecture, Sh Hamza recommended people to read his book. |
| How to Read a Book - Note: He based the whole lecture on this text. |
| What went wrong...here? -Shaikh Hamza Yusuf |
