Today we welcome a guest post from Ali Altaf Mian, assistant professor of Islamic studies at Seattle University. Today he writes about Who is Allah? by Bruce B. Lawrence, a book he has been assigning students in his courses. The paperback edition of Who is Allah? will be released in July by UNC Press. ### Who is Allah? Islamic Diversity for Muslims and non-Muslims Bruce B. Lawrence’s sustained reflections on Allah have repeatedly helped me to introduce students to the affective texture of lived Islam. Lawrence invites us to listen attentively to diverse embodiments of...