Book: New Directions in Islamic Thought and Practice
The book "New Directions in Islamic Thought - Exploring Reform and Muslim Tradition" is now available. It can be ordered through Amazon.com (here). How are Muslims to reconcile their beliefs with the imperatives and pressures of the modern world? How should they handle the tension between their roles as private citizens and their religious affiliations and identities? This groundbreaking volume shows in what ways prominent Muslim intellectuals have themselves attempted to bridge the gap by reformulating traditional Islamic notions in a way that is consistent with contemporary understandings of equality, justice and pluralism. |
List of Contents
Part 1: The Changeable and the Unchangeable- The changeable and the unchangeable by Abdolkarim Soroush
- Holding fast by the best in the Precepts - The Qu'ran and method Asma Barlas
- Law and ethics in Islam - The role of the maqasid Mohammad Hashim Kamali
- Human rights and intellectual Islam Mosen Kadivar
- Classical Fiqh, contemporary ethics and gender Ziba Mir-Hosseini
- Timeless texts and modern morals - Challenges in Islamic sexual ethics Kecia Ali
- Gender equality and Islamic Law - The case of Morocco Aicha El Hajjami
- Historical and political dynamics of the "Women and Islam" issue - the Turkish case Nasife Sisman
- Islamic authority Khaled Abou El Fadl
- A theory of Islam, state and society Abdullahi A. An-Na'im
- A call for a moratorium on corporal punishment - the debate in review Tariq Ramadan
- Negotiating gender rights under religious laws in Malaysia Zainah Anwar
- The changing concepts of caliphate - Social construction of Shari'a and the question of ethics Muhammad Khalid Masud
- Can the state enforce Shari'a - a discussion in Yogyakarta Kari Vogt, Lena Larsen and Christan Moe
