{"id":127643,"date":"2025-07-14T07:00:28","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T11:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/?p=127643"},"modified":"2025-07-14T15:49:51","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T19:49:51","slug":"author-mont-redmond-explores-what-god-means-to-our-minds-and-spirits-in-his-new-book-ideas-inspired-by-the-quran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/author-mont-redmond-explores-what-god-means-to-our-minds-and-spirits-in-his-new-book-ideas-inspired-by-the-quran\/","title":{"rendered":"Author Mont Redmond Explores What GOD Means to Our Minds and Spirits in His New Book &#8216;Ideas Inspired by the Qur&#8217;an&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>VICTORIA, British Columbia, July 14, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Writer and independent thinker Mont Redmond is getting ready for controversy with his thought-provoking new book, <strong>&#8220;Ideas Inspired by the Qur&#8217;an&#8221;<\/strong> (ISBN-10: 1738842509; Released January 2023). A deeply personal and intellectually engaging work, the book invites readers of all faiths, as well as agnostics and the non-religious, to reflect on enduring spiritual and philosophical questions through the lens of the Qur&#8217;an.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/25-0714-s2p-mont-quran-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"BOOK: Ideas Inspired by the Qur&#039;an by Author Mont Redmond\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-127642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/25-0714-s2p-mont-quran-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/25-0714-s2p-mont-quran-800x600-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/25-0714-s2p-mont-quran-800x600-200x150.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/><em>Image caption: cover, &#8220;Ideas Inspired by the Qur&#8217;an&#8221; by Mont Redmond.<\/em> <\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Ideas Inspired by the Qur&#8217;an&#8221;<\/strong> confronts universal concerns: the problem of evil, the rationality of faith, the limits of science, and the nature of reality. Redmond weaves together insights from Plato, Aristotle, Al-Ghazz\u0101l\u012b, John Stuart Mill, and others, demonstrating how Qur&#8217;anic metaphysics can illuminate debates that have challenged humanity for millennia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis book was not meant to be a commentary on a religion,\u201d says Redmond. \u201cI regard it, rather, as a way of overcoming the spiritual, intellectual, and emotional fissures between faith and thought, between a declining Western civilization and an Islamic world-view seen as ever more obsolete, and between the Qur\u2019an and the human heart. The Qur\u2019an not only builds bridges but also urges us to cross them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The book speaks to Muslim readers seeking deeper engagement with their faith, to spiritual seekers navigating modernity, and to anyone wrestling with questions of existence and ultimate value. Through a series of candid, challenging, and unexpected reflections, Redmond guides readers to consider their place in the cosmos and their relationship with the Absolute.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In keeping with his mission to encourage open inquiry and the exchange of ideas, Mont Redmond is offering the full book free to read at his website:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/ideas-inspired.blog\">Ideas Inspired by the Qur&#8217;an<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the Author:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mont Redmond, a Muslim living in Canada after spending nearly twenty years abroad, presently works as a translator and interpreter. His writing invites readers to reflect on the beliefs we live by, offering a broad and diverse range of subject matter. Aimed at academics, students, believers of all types, and those open to new perspectives, Redmond\u2019s work speaks to anyone seeking inspiration and thoughtful engagement with the deeper issues of faith and modernity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Ideas Inspired by the Qur&#8217;an&#8221;<\/strong> is available now through major online book retailers in Canada, the U.S., and internationally \u2014 and free to read online at <a href=\"https:\/\/ideas-inspired.blog\">https:\/\/ideas-inspired.blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BOOK SUMMARY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Author: Mont Redmond<\/p>\n<p>Email: authorpress@tellwell.ca<\/p>\n<p>ISBN-10: 1738842509<\/p>\n<p>Released: January 2023<\/p>\n<p>Available: Online book retailers (Canada, USA, International) and free at <a href=\"https:\/\/ideas-inspired.blog\">https:\/\/ideas-inspired.blog<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publisher: Mont Redmond<\/p>\n<p>IMAGE link for media (book jacket): <a href=\"https:\/\/ideas-inspired.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/mont_redmond_-_final_cover__blog-icon-1.jpg\">https:\/\/ideas-inspired.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/mont_redmond_-_final_cover__blog-icon-1.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VICTORIA, British Columbia, July 14, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Writer and independent thinker Mont Redmond is getting ready for controversy with his thought-provoking new book, &#8220;Ideas Inspired by the Qur&#8217;an&#8221; (ISBN-10: 1738842509; Released January 2023). 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