In Presumed Guilty, Todd Green slowly and methodically destroys the dangerous myth that Muslim equals terrorist. In its place, Green not only shows us how Islamophobia harms everyone, Muslims and non-Muslims alike, but also offers a guide for building better interfaith understanding. Presumed Guilty is timely, necessary, and an incredibly useful book.

Todd H. Green is a rarity in the academic community: a scholar who can seamlessly weave his academic knowledge together with real-world experience, in prose as clear and lively as a brook. In an age when facts are ignored and experts maligned, Presumed Guilty is a book we need now.

Lucid and personal, scholarly and accessible, Todd Green reminds his readers that the humanity of Muslims comes before the crimes committed in their name by some. The implication that most Muslims are held guilty by association by sections of the media, policy makers, and some governments for the unspeakable terrorist crimes most Muslims deplore is to dehumanize the world’s second-largest religious community. Presumed Guilty counters the false and damaging narratives of Islamophobia informed by a Christian perspective with clarity and humanity. A must read.

As Christians, we are called to live out the greatest commandment: to love God and neighbor. In a time of rising Islamophobia and bigotry, this means we must defend our Muslim neighbor against the twin falsehoods that Islam inspires and condones terrorism and that Muslims are solely responsible for its repudiation. As Todd Green demonstrates, all of us—as people of different religions and worldviews—are responsible for condemning oppression, violence, and terrorism and detrimental to human flourishing, just peace, and the well-being of creation.

Todd Green’s Presumed Guilty moves us through treacherous terrain in a thoughtful fashion, filled with great stories, and without unnecessary jargon. We learn how to talk about religion and the role it does (and does not) play in terrorism, how to speak with Muslims about terrorism, and how to understand that the larger context of terrorism has nothing to do with Muslims. It is strongly recommended for members of the press, policy makers, and anyone interested in interfaith conversations.

Green’s book is essential reading for anyone still asking Muslims to coddle bigots with reassurance. He makes a clear case for why all people should be afforded the assumption of basic human decency.

Extraordinarily thought-provoking!

Todd Green offers a nuanced perspective on the history and place of Muslims in America, and a crucial corrective against the rampant and dangerous stereotyping of this group of fellow Americans.