Reason, Freedom, and Democracy in Islam - Essential Writings of Abdolkarim Soroush (Paperback, New ed)

Abdolkarim Soroush has emerged as one of the leading moderate revisionist thinkers of the Muslim world. He and his contemporaries in other Muslim countries are shaping what may become Islam's equivalent of the Christian Reformation: a period of questioning traditional practices and beliefs and, ultimately, of upheaval. Presenting eleven of his essays, this volume makes Soroush's thought readily available in English for the first time. The essays set forth his views on such matters as the freedom of Muslims to interpret the Qur'an, the inevitability of change in religion, the necessity of freedom of belief, and the compatibility of Islam and democracy. Throughout, Soroush emphasizes the rights of individuals in their relationship with both government and God, explaining that the ideal Islamic state can only be defined by the beliefs and will of the majority.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2002
First published:	October 2002
Authors:	Abdolkarim Soroush (Director, The Institute of Wisdom and Research, Tehran, and Senior Research Fellow)
Editors:	Mahmoud Sadri (Associate Professor of Sociology) • Ahmad Sadri (Associate Professor of Sociology)
Dimensions:	233 x 155 x 9mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	256
Edition:	New ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-515820-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Islam Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Islamic studies Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Islam
LSN:	0-19-515820-2
Barcode:	9780195158205

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