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Islam, Christianity and Tradition - A Comparative Exploration (Paperback)
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Islam, Christianity and Tradition - A Comparative Exploration (Paperback)
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Offers a unique comparative exploration of the role of tradition in
Islam and Christianity. The idea of 'tradition' has enjoyed a
variety of senses and definitions in Islam and Christianity, but
both have cleaved at certain times to a supposedly 'golden age' of
tradition from the past. In comparing the role of tradition in
Islam and Christianity, key themes are explored: * The roles of
authority * Fundamentalism * The use of reason * Ijtihad
(independent thinking) * Original comparisons between Islamic
Salafism and Christian Lefebvrism The author suggests there has
been a chain of thinkers from classical Islam to the twentieth
century who share a common interest in ijtihad (or independent
thinking). Drawing on past and present evidence, and using
Christian tradition as a focus for contrast and comparison, the
author highlights the seemingly paradoxical harmony between
tradition and itjihad in Islam. The author draws on a variety of
primary and secondary sources including contemporary newspaper and
journal articles, documents and letters, adding an immediacy to a
lucid and stimulating text. Key Features * Proposes a new
vocabulary for the articulation of Islam * Offers original
comparisons between Salafism and Lefebvrism * Highlights the
paradoxical harmony between tradition and itjihad in Islam *
Articulates the yearning amongst today's Muslim and Christian
traditionalists for a revival of a 'golden age' from whence, they
believe, all good traditions derive
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