Contemporary Islam: Dynamic, Not Static

by Said, Abdul Aziz; Abu-Nimer, Mohammed; Sharify-Funk, Meena

• ISBN13: 9780203965382
• ISBN10: 0203965388
• Copyright: 2006-08-31
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Summary

This text 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.

Table of Contents

Introduction

The Many Voices of Islam: Cultivating Intellectual Pluralism

Reflections on Current Developments in Debates on Islam, Feminism and Sexuality

The Many Voices of Islam: Cultivating Intellectual Pluralism

Religion and Changing Solidarity: A Sociological Perspective on Islam

Applied Ethics of Political Participation

When Silence is not Golden: Muslim Women Speak Out

The Contemporary Democracy and the Human Rights Project for Muslim Societies: Challenges for the Progressive Muslim Intellectual

A'dab in Modern Turkish Islam

Public Religion, Ethics of Participation and Cultural Dialogue: Islam in Europe

Sociology of Rights: Human Rights in Islam between Communal and Universal Perspectives

Applied Ethics of Peace and Nonviolence in Islam

Framework for Nonviolence and Peacebuilding in Islam

The Missing Logic in Discourses of Violence and Peace in Islam

Transforming Terrorism with Muslim Nonviolent Alternatives

Coexistence and Reconciliation: An Enduring Responsibility of the Muslim Ummah

Coexistence and Reconciliation within the Limits of Western Historical Boundaries

Pluralism, Coexistence and Religious Harmony in Southeast Asia: Indonesian Experience in the Middle Path

Reviving Islamic Universalism: Easts, Wests and Coexistence

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