Modern Scripturalism and Emergent Theological Trajectories
Moving Beyond the Qurʾan as Text
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6081597 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Martin Nguyen (0000-0003-0797-9082, corresponding author), Martin Nguyen Martin Nguyen |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 61 |
| Publication date | 2016-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Islamic and Muslim Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2470-7074 • E-ISSN: 2470-7066 |
| Publisher | Indiana University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2979/jims.1.2.05 |
| OpenAlex | W2606744085 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 9 |
This article explores how the hermeneutic prioritization of the Qurʾan or “modern scripturalism” has prompted a theological turn in the scholarly study of the Qurʾan within Western academe. The Muslim feminist exegetical discourse serves as a case study. First, I argue that this discourse is resonant with other modern scripturalist movements across the world, such as the Ahl-i-Qurʾan in South Asia. However, because the feminist exegetical discourse is located within the Euro-American academy, it is part of and contributes to the generation of a new academic discourse in which Muslim academics are engaging increasingly in a variety of constructive theological projects. With this development in mind, the article concludes with a prescriptive theological exploration of how the Qurʾan might be creatively re-conceptualized for modern Muslim theologies taking shape in Western academe
Epistemology · Theology · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Philosophy · Religion and Society Interactions
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |