Searching for a King Muslim Nonviolence and the Future of Islam

Name: Searching for a King Muslim Nonviolence and the Future of Islam
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ISBN: 9781612344690

ISBN-10: 1612344690

ISBN-13: 9781612344690

Edition: 2012

Authors: Jeffry R. Halverson

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At a time when violent images of the Muslim world dominate our headlines, Western audiences are growing increasingly interested in a different picture of Islam, specifically the idea of Muslim nonviolence, and what it could mean for the world. But is nonviolence compatible with the teachings of Islam? Is it practical to suggest that Muslim societies must adopt nonviolence to thrive in today’s world? Where is the Muslim equivalent of a Mahatma Gandhi or Martin Luther King Jr.? Searching for a King offers a comprehensive look into Islamic conceptions of nonviolence, its modern champions, and their readings of Islam’s sacred texts, including the Qur’an and traditions of the Prophet…

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List price: $36.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Potomac Books, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/1/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 188
Size: 6.36" wide x 9.23" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.968
Language: English

Jeffry R. Halverson is an Islamic studies scholar and Postdoctoral Fellow at the Hugh Downs School of Human Communication at Arizona State University.H. L. Goodall Jr. is Professor of Communication at the Hugh Downs School of Human Communication at Arizona State University.Steven R. Corman is Director of the Consortium for Strategic Communication and a Professor of Communication at the Hugh Downs School of Human Communication at Arizona State University.



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Jihad and the Book



False Promise



Nonviolence



The Chieftain



The Philosopher



The Martyr



The Cleric



The Ascetic



Microfinance



Women's Education



Jihad without Swords


Notes


Selected Bibliography


Index


About the Author