Confucianism Vs Islam A Portrait Of A Muslim As A Young...

Confucianism vs Islam: â€Å"Confucius Lives Next Door: What Living in the East Teaches Us about Living in the West† vs â€Å"Children of Dust: A Portrait of a Muslim as a Young Man† Alexander List St. Leo University Introduction Confucianism and Islam are the two religions that contrast with each other in many aspects. In this respect, Reid’s â€Å"Confucius Lives Next Door: What Living in the East Teaches Us about Living in the West† (2000) and Eteraz’s â€Å"Children of Dust: A Portrait of a Muslim as a Young Man† (2009) show what differences Confucianism and Islam have and what effects those differences produce on people’s lives. In more details, Eteraz’s book consists of the author’s memories about his childhood in Pakistan and his studying in higher school and then at college in America. Ali Eteraz is a Muslim whose religious worldview suffered changes after his migration to the United States. Reid’s book, in turn, narrates about his and his family’s move to Tokyo, Japan, where he received a chance to get the first-hand experience of a life in the country with harmony at the heart. Reid is an American man whose life in Tokyo assisted his understanding of Confucianism’s leading role in the Japanese society’s cohesion. Eteraz and Reid’s books display the contrast between Islam and Confucianism and thus explain why Muslims’ worldview dissimilar to the world’s perception of Confucius’ followers. Similarities between Eteraz and Reid’s Books Both Eteraz and Reid’s