"Once and Future Islam"

Here is an article, over at Slate.com, about Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf's new book, What's Right With Islam: A New Vision for Muslims and the West. Here's the first paragraph:

"Many observers in both the Muslim world and the West say the real battle underway now isn't a clash of civilizations but rather a struggle for the soul of Islam that pits the vast majority of moderate Muslims against their militant co-religionists. Of course only Muslims can decide what their faith is going to look like in the future, but it is equally true that the West as a whole, and the United States in particular, has a lot riding on the outcome. It is vital to U.S. security interests that Muslim moderates rout their opponents, and Americans need to do whatever they can to help that happen. In What's Right With Islam: A New Vision for Muslims and the West, Feisal Abdul Rauf explains how both the American government and private citizens, non-Muslim and Muslim, can take the initiative."

Rick