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Between Heaven and Hell - Islam, Salvation, and the Fate of Others (Hardcover)
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Between Heaven and Hell - Islam, Salvation, and the Fate of Others (Hardcover)
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A recent Pew survey of American Muslims found that the majority (56
percent) believed that "many religions" can lead to Paradise; only
one-third held that Islam "is the one, true faith leading to
eternal life." Ours is a world of ever-increasing
interconnectedness. More and more Muslims today work with,
befriend, and marry non-Muslims. It is perhaps not surprising,
then, that a significant number of American Muslims would choose to
believe that God will save their Christian parents, Jewish spouses,
Buddhist neighbors, Hindu friends, or even atheist coworkers. The
essays in this volume look at the views of Muslim theologians on
this matter. Most maintain that while faith in the fundamental
doctrines of Islam is theoretically required for salvation, God
will excuse non-Muslims who never encountered the divine message
conveyed by the Prophet Muhammad. (Whether such "unreached"
non-Muslims still exist is the subject of much debate.) Some go a
step further, and hold that God may redeem non-Muslims who were
never exposed to the message in a manner that could prompt
contemplation and encourage conversion. A third group of
theologians-not the kind typically found at major Islamic
seminaries and universities-argues that God may even save and
reward non-Muslims who had a "compelling" encounter with the
Islamic message yet chose to remain outside the fold. The diverse
advocates of this last approach face a daunting task: demonstrating
that their seemingly modern doctrine is compatible with the Islamic
ethos. In recent years, considerable attention has been devoted to
this debate, and indeed the larger question of non-Muslim
salvation. How one regards the Other undoubtedly affects how one
interacts with the Other: Should I marry her? Should I call him to
the faith? Should I pray for her even though she passed away
without ever converting to my religion? Should we establish
missions? Should we show our love to Others to encourage
rectification, or, given that their path is crooked, should we shun
them? Between Heaven and Hell is intended to foster appreciation
for the diverse and novel approaches taken by scholars of Islam
when addressing the consequential topic of soteriology (the
discourse and doctrines of salvation) and the fate of Others.
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