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Islam and the Challenge of Democracy A Boston Review Book

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ISBN-10: 0691119384

ISBN-13: 9780691119380

Edition: 2004

Authors: Khaled Abou El Fadl, Joshua Cohen, Deborah Chasman

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The events of September 11 and the subsequent war on terrorism have provoked widespread discussion about the possibility of democracy in the Islamic world. Such topics as the meaning of jihad, the role of clerics as authoritative interpreters, and the place of human rights and toleration in Islam have become subjects of urgent public debate around the world. With few exceptions, however, this debate has proceeded in isolation from the vibrant traditions of argument within Islamic theology, philosophy, and law. Islam and the Challenge of Democracyaims to correct this deficiency. The book engages the reader in a rich discourse on the challenges of democracy in contemporary Islam. The…    
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List price: $32.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 3/28/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 144
Size: 7.52" wide x 8.43" long x 0.51" tall
Weight: 0.440
Language: English

Joshua Cohen is Marta Sutton Weeks Professor of Ethics in Society at Stanford University, and a member of the faculty of Apple University. He is the author, co-author, or editor of more than 25 books. His most recent books are Philosophy, Politics, Democracy (2009); The Arc of the Moral Universe (2011); and Rousseau: A Free Community of Equals (2012). Since 1991, Cohen has been editor of the Boston Review.

Islam and the Challenge of Democracy
Responses Change from Within
Democracy and Conflict
The Best Hope
The Primacy of Political Philosophy
The Importance of Context
Is Liberalism Islam's Only Answer?
Popular Support First
Too Far from Tradition
Revealed Law and Democracy
Practice and Theory
Islam Is Not the Problem
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