Liberal Islam
Journal Data
| Type | SOURCE_BOOK |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (GB) |
| ISBN-13 | 9780195116212 |
| Open Library | OL8003279W |
| Total publications | 4 |
| Coverage period | 1998 - 1998 |
| Language | EN |
This book contends that "Liberal Islam" is not a contradiction in terms, but rather a thriving tradition more than a century old and undergoing a revival within the last generation. This anthology presents the translated work of 32 Muslims who are concerned with the separation of church and state, democracy, the condition of women, the rights of minorities, freedom of thought, and the future of human progress.
Taleqani’s Last Sermon
Ayatollah Mahmud Taleqani (Iran, 191 1-1979) established a reputation as a reformist within the Shi’i Muslim religious establishment in the early I 960s when he helped to lead (along with Mehdi Bazargan, whose work is also included in this volume) a religious movement aimed at revitalizing both Islamic theory and Iranian politics.’ Arrested and jailed repeatedly by the monarchy for his political opposition, Taleqani was released for the last time…
Liberal Islam
This book contends that "Liberal Islam" is not a contradiction in terms, but rather a thriving tradition more than a century old and undergoing a revival within the last generation. This anthology presents the translated work of 32 Muslims who are concerned with the separation of church and state, democracy, the condition of women, the rights of minorities, freedom of thought, and the future of human progress.
Rethinking Islam Today
Mohamed Arkoun (Algeria-France, born 1928) received his doctorate at the Sorbonne in Paris and joined the faculty there as Professor of Islamic Thought in 1963. In a series of works since the early 1970s, Arkoun has attempted to reshape Islamic interpretation through the use of contemporary social-scientific, particularly linguistic, methods. “One of the most articulate ... liberal Muslims,”1 Arkoun has embarked on “an intellectual cru sade,”2 en…
The Evolution and Devolution of Religious Knowledge
Abdul-Karim Soroush (Iran, born 1945), a pharmacologist and philosopher educated in Iran and England, was until recently a dean at the Research Institute for Human Sciences in Tehran and “one of the most prominent speakers in Iran in the 1990s,” lecturing at mosques, universities, and over the radio.1 Soroush used this prominent position to argue forcefully for a rethinking of Islam’s relationship to the non-Muslim West. In particular, his studie…
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Taleqani’s Last Sermon
Ayatollah Mahmud Taleqani (Iran, 191 1-1979) established a reputation as a reformist within the Shi’i Muslim religious establishment in the early I 960s when he helped to lead (along with Mehdi Bazargan, whose work is also included in this volume) a religious movement aimed at revitalizing both Islamic theory and Iranian politics.’ Arrested and jailed repeatedly by the monarchy for his political opposition, Taleqani was released for the last time…
Liberal Islam
This book contends that "Liberal Islam" is not a contradiction in terms, but rather a thriving tradition more than a century old and undergoing a revival within the last generation. This anthology presents the translated work of 32 Muslims who are concerned with the separation of church and state, democracy, the condition of women, the rights of minorities, freedom of thought, and the future of human progress.
Rethinking Islam Today
Mohamed Arkoun (Algeria-France, born 1928) received his doctorate at the Sorbonne in Paris and joined the faculty there as Professor of Islamic Thought in 1963. In a series of works since the early 1970s, Arkoun has attempted to reshape Islamic interpretation through the use of contemporary social-scientific, particularly linguistic, methods. “One of the most articulate ... liberal Muslims,”1 Arkoun has embarked on “an intellectual cru sade,”2 en…
The Evolution and Devolution of Religious Knowledge
Abdul-Karim Soroush (Iran, born 1945), a pharmacologist and philosopher educated in Iran and England, was until recently a dean at the Research Institute for Human Sciences in Tehran and “one of the most prominent speakers in Iran in the 1990s,” lecturing at mosques, universities, and over the radio.1 Soroush used this prominent position to argue forcefully for a rethinking of Islam’s relationship to the non-Muslim West. In particular, his studie…