This is an important and prestigious volume showcasing leading
progressive Islamic thinkers. It includes new essay by
controversial public intellectual and Muslim scholar Tariq Ramadan.
It offers strong appeal to policymakers and as well as students and
scholars of religion and the Middle East.How are Muslims to
reconcile their beliefs with the pressures and imperatives 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
recasting traditional Islamic notions in the light of contemporary
understandings of equality, justice and pluralism. The contributors
to the book examine the tradition that they seek to reform in
relation to the human rights ethic of the modern world. The new
wave of Islamic thinking which they represent emerges as
multi-stranded rather than defined by a single trend or
doctrine.Themes covered include a deconstruction of patriarchal
interpretations of the Qur'an; the distinctions between universal
and context-specific parts of Islamic texts; a re-contextualisation
of Shari'a law; and a critique of religious jurisprudence,
particularly where this impacts on matters of sex and gender. Old
texts are re-interpreted through the lived situations of real
people today. The result is an indispensable portrayal of
progressive Islamic thought in the twenty-first century, which will
be an invaluable resource for students and scholars of religion,
ethics and Middle East studies.
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