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Liberal Islam: A Sourcebook
By Charles Kurzman
360 pages
- Contributors:
- Includes content by:
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'ali 'abd Al-raziq
Muhammad Khalaf-allah
Mahmud Taleqani
Muhammad Sa'id Al-'ashmawi
Muhammad Natsir
S. M. Zafar
Dimasangcay A. Pundato
Rachid Ghannouchi
Sadek J. Sulaiman
Nazira Zein-ed-din
'ali 'abd Al-raziqShow more
Muhammad Khalaf-allah
Mahmud Taleqani
Muhammad Sa'id Al-'ashmawi
Muhammad Natsir
S. M. Zafar
Dimasangcay A. Pundato
Rachid Ghannouchi
Sadek J. Sulaiman
Nazira Zein-ed-din
Benazir Bhutto
Fatima Mernissi
Amina Wadud-muhsin
Muhammad Shahrour
Humayun Kabir
Chandra Muzaffar
Mohamed Talbi
Ali Bulaç
Rusmir Mahmutćehajić
'ali Shari'ati
Yusuf Al-qaradawi
Mohamed Arkoun
'abdullahi Ahmed An-na'im
Alhaji Adeleke Dirisu Ajijola
Abdul-karim Soroush
Mahmoud Mohamed Taha
Nurcholish Madjid
Mamadiou Dia
Fazlur Rahman
Shabbir Akhtar
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- Place of publication:
- New York
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Subjects:
Synopsis
This book contends that "Liberal Islam" is not a contradiciton in terms, but rather a thriving tradition more than a century old and undergoing a revival within the last generation. This anthology presents the translated work of 32 Muslims who are concerned with the separation of church and state, democracy, the condiditon of women, the rights of minorities, freedom of thought, and the future of human progress. The collection will be an important resource for scholars and students of Islam, the ...
This book contends that "Liberal Islam" is not a contradiciton in terms, but rather a thriving tradition more than a century old and undergoing a revival within the last generation. This anthology presents the translated work of 32 Muslims who are concerned with the separation of church and state, democracy, the condiditon of women, the rights of minorities, freedom of thought, and the future of human progress. The collection will be an important resource for scholars and students of Islam, the Middle East, and international affairs, and will serve the larger purpose of redressing the imbalance in our perceptions of the Islamic world.
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Table of contents
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- Title Page iii
- Acknowledgments v
- Contents ix
- Introduction - Liberal Islam and Its Islamic Context 3
- Part I - Against Theocracy 27
- I - Message Not Government, Religion Not State 29
- 2 - Legislative Authority 37
- 4 - Shari'A: The Codification of Islamic Law 49
- Part II - Democracy 57
- 5 - The Indonesian Revolution 59
- 6 - Accountability, Parliament, and Ljtihad 67
- 7 - Religion and Liberty 73
- 8 - Christian-Muslim Democracy 85
- 9 - Participation in Non-Islamic Government 91
- 10 - Democracy and Shura 96
- Part III - Rights of Women 99
- Title Page iii
- Acknowledgments v
- Contents ix
- Introduction - Liberal Islam and Its Islamic Context 3
- Part I - Against Theocracy 27
- I - Message Not Government, Religion Not State 29
- 2 - Legislative Authority 37
- 4 - Shari'A: The Codification of Islamic Law 49
- Part II - Democracy 57
- 5 - The Indonesian Revolution 59
- 6 - Accountability, Parliament, and Ljtihad 67
- 7 - Religion and Liberty 73
- 8 - Christian-Muslim Democracy 85
- 9 - Participation in Non-Islamic Government 91
- 10 - Democracy and Shura 96
- Part III - Rights of Women 99
- 11 - Nazira Zein-Ed-Din Unveiling and Veiling 101
- 12 - Politics and the Muslim Woman 107
- 13 - A Feminist Interpretation of Women's Rights in Islam 112
- 14 - Qur'An and Woman 130
- 15 - Islam and the 1995 Beijing World Conference on Women 139
- Part IV - Rights of Non-Muslims 143
- 16 - Minorities in a Democracy 145
- 17 - Universalism in Islam 155
- 18: Religious Liberty 161
- 19 - The Medina Document 169
- 20 - The Downhill Path and Defense, Not Surrender 179
- Part V - Freedom of Thought 185
- 21 - Humanity and Islam 187
- 22 - Extremism 196
- 23 - Rethinking Islam Today 205
- 24 - Shari'A and Basic Human Rights Concerns 222
- 25 - The Problem of 'Ulama' 239
- 26 - The Evolution and Devolution of Religious Knowledge 244
- Part VI - Progress 253
- 27 - The Principle of Movement in the Structure of Islam 255
- 28 - The Second Message of Islam 272
- 29 - The Necessity of Renewing Islamic Thought and Reinvigorating Religious Understanding 284
- 30 - Islam and Humanism 295
- 31 - Islam and Modernity 304
- 32 - Islam and the Challenge of the Modern World 319
- Glossary 329
- Index of Qur'Anic Citations 331
- Index of Personal Names 335