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10 Books PAUL WILLIAMS Thinks Everyone Should Read

The Thinking Muslim

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The Importance of Reading Widely

The more we read, diversely, the stronger our ability will be to think independently and critically. We're not always just going to be a passive recipient of any strong opinion that blows us. For Islam, as for Christianity, this life is a preparation for what is to come. But no one will seriously prepare himself for something that appears to him unreal, a fantasy, a dream. It's difficult enough for the young to grasp in an entirely concrete matter that assuming they survive, they will eventually be old people.

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