As the world becomes increasingly globalised Islam faces some
important choices. Does it seek to "modernise" in line with the
cultures in which it is practised, or does it retain its traditions
even if they are at odds with the surrounding society? This book
utilizes a critical rationalist viewpoint to illuminate many of the
hotly contended issues in modern Islam, and to offer a fresh
analysis. A variety of issues within Islam are discussed in this
book including, Muslims and modernity; Islam, Christianity and
Judaism; approaches to the understanding of the Quran; Muslim
identity and civil society; doctrinal certainty and violent
radicalism. In each case, the author makes use of Karl Popper's
theory of critical rationalism to uncover new aspects of these
issues and to challenge post-modern, relativist, literalist and
justificationist readings of Islam. This is a unique perspective on
contemporary Islam and as such will be of significant interest to
scholars of Religious Studies, Islamic Studies and the Philosophy
of Religion.
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