"Understanding Iran" study series available

Briefly noted

LOUISVILLE, KY.-"Understanding Iran," a three-part study series that introduces the people, culture, history, politics and religion of the Islamic Republic of Iran, is now available from The Thoughtful Christian, an ecumenical, online resource centre of studies for adults and youths maintained by Westminster John Knox Press, the publishing house of the Presbyterian Church (USA). The series raises timely and urgent questions about the relationship between the United States and Iran, the purported development of nuclear weapons by Iran, the distinctives of Shia Islam that dominates Iran, and the need for better …