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Social Teachings of Islam (1955-00-00)
About this film
The second episode on Islam is based on the social teaching of that religion. From the beginning Islam was intensely concerned with social issues, Dr. Smith points out. Eight of the religions precepts deal with interpersonal relationships such as taxation, banning of usury, inheritance laws and exclusion of rights to unearned money. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
Directors & creators
KETC-TV (Television station : Saint Louis, Mo.)
Subjects
public broadcasting, AAPB, Islam, Huston Smith, Religions of Man, Islamic Theology, Call to Prayer, Muezzin, Educational Television, History of Islam, Muslim World, Social Teachings, Allah, Comparative Religion, Religious Practices, Philosophy of Religion, Islamic Ethics, 1950s, National Educational Television, Religious Studies, Prayer, Day of Judgment, Cultural History, Global Islam, Washington University, Middle Eastern Studies, Belief Systems
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