Liberal Islam A Sourcebook

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ISBN: 9780195116229

ISBN-10: 0195116224

ISBN-13: 9780195116229

Edition: 1998 (Reprint)

Authors: Charles Kurzman

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"Liberal Islam" is not a contradiction in terms; it is a thriving tradition and undergoing a revival within the last generation. This anthology presents the work of 32 Muslims who share parallel concerns with Western liberalism. Although the West has largely ignored the liberal tradition within Islam, many of these authors are well-known in their own countries as advocates of democracy and tolerance. Among these are: Abdulkarim Soroush, a leading oppositional figure in Iran; Nurcholish Madjid, a prominent Indonesian intellectual; Mahmud Mohamed Taha, a religious reformer executed by the Sudanese government; and `Ali `Abd al-Raziq, an Egyptian religious scholar whose writings on the…

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List price: $57.00
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/12/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 360
Size: 9.80" wide x 7.01" long x 1.18" tall
Weight: 1.386
Language: English

Charles Kurzman is Professor of Sociology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.



Acknowledgments


Introduction Liberal Islam and Its Islamic Context



Against Theocracy



Message Not Government, Religion Not State



Legislative Authority



Shari'A: The Codification of Islamic Law



Democracy



The Indonesian Revolution



Accountability, Parliament, and Ljtihad



Religion and Liberty



Christian-Muslim Democracy



Participation in Non-Islamic Government



Democracy and Shura



Rights of Women



Nazira Zein-Ed-Din Unveiling and Veiling



Politics and the Muslim Woman



A Feminist Interpretation of Women's Rights in Islam



Qur'An and Woman



Islam and the 1995 Beijing World Conference on Women



Rights of Non-Muslims



Minorities in a Democracy



Universalism in Islam



Religious Liberty



The Medina Document



The Downhill Path and Defense, Not Surrender



Freedom of Thought



Humanity and Islam



Extremism



Rethinking Islam Today



Shari'A and Basic Human Rights Concerns



The Problem of 'Ulama'



The Evolution and Devolution of Religious Knowledge



Progress



The Principle of Movement in the Structure of Islam



The Second Message of Islam



The Necessity of Renewing Islamic Thought and Reinvigorating Religious Understanding



Islam and Humanism



Islam and Modernity



Islam and the Challenge of the Modern World


Glossary


Index of Qur'Anic Citations


Index of Personal Names