Contemporary Islam: Dynamic, not Static

by Said; Abdul Aziz

• ISBN13: 9780415770118
• ISBN10: 0415770114
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-08-18
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This book provides a counterweight to the prevailing opinions of Islamic thought as conservative and static with a preference for violence over dialogue. It gathers together a collection of eminent scholars from around the world who tackle issues such as intellectual pluralism, gender, the ethics of political participation, human rights, non-violence and religious harmony. This book provides a progressive outlook for Islam's role in contemporary politics and society.

Table of Contents

Biographies	ix
Acknowledgments	xiii
Introduction	1	(14)
PART I The Many Voices of Islam	15	(66)
1 The Many Voices of Islam	17	(7)
MUSTAFA CERIC
2 Sociology of Rights	24	(26)
RECEP SENTURK
3 From Individual Sacrament to Collective Salvation	50	(14)
A. REZA SHEIKHOLESLAMI
4 From Dichotomies to Dialogues	64	(17)
MEENA SHARIFY-FUNK
PART II Applied Ethics of Political Participation	81	(48)
5 Public Religion, Ethics of Participation, and Cultural Dialogue	83	(18)
ARMANDO SALVATORE
6 Continuity and Change in the Modernization of Turkey	101	(6)
SERIF MARDIN
7 When Silence is Not Golden	107	(10)
ZAINAH ANWAR
8 The Contemporary Democracy and the Human Rights Project for Muslim Societies	117	(12)
FARID ESACK
PART III Applied Ethics of Peace and Nonviolence in Islam	129	(84)
9 Framework for Nonviolence and Peacebuilding in Islam	131	(42)
MOHAMMED ABU-NIMER
10 The Missing Logic in Discourses of Violence and Peace in Islam	173	(16)
NADIA MAHMOUD MOSTAFA
11 Transforming Terrorism with Muslims' Nonviolent Alternatives?	189	(24)
CHAIWAT SATHA-ANAND (QADER MUHEIDEEN)
PART IV Coexistence and Reconciliation	213	(41)
12 Within the Limits of Western Historical Boundaries	215	(12)
MOHAMMED ARKOUN
13 Pluralism, Coexistence and Religious Harmony in Southeast Asia	227	(15)
AZYUMARDI AZRA
14 Reviving Islamic Universalism	242	(12)
ASMA BARLAS
Index	254