the Virtue of Good Manners: Comparative Studies on Manners in Sacred Texts Islam and Christianity

The contemporary world, despite its staggering scientific and technological advancements, is facing a distinct moral crisis. The dominance of materialist civilization and profit-centricity has, in many spheres, reduced human relations to merely instrumental ones. This has caused that, although the facilities for communication have expanded, the moral and emotional bonds among human beings have weakened, giving way to distrust, violence, and ruthless competition. This book is an exploration into this seemingly simple yet fundamental pearl: good character. Good character is not a mask of social etiquette but the external manifestation of an internal transformation. It is the point at which faith steps from the heart onto the stage of life, creating the "art of living with others." Islam and Christianity, these two great schools of human cultivation, have with remarkable emphasis presented good character not as a secondary attribute but as the master key to building a healthy society and the perfect reflection of a living faith.