Between Heaven and Hell Islam, Salvation, and the Fate of Others [Paperback]

InBetween Heaven and Hell, eminent and up-and-coming scholars representing a diversity of backgrounds and viewpoints address the question of non-Muslim salvation: according to the Islamic ethos (however understood), what can be said about the status and fate of non-Muslims? Each of the volume's contributors responds to this often asked salvation question -a question with profound theological and practical implications-from different angles: while some limit themselves to its historical dimensions, others approach it as theologians and philosophers, while yet others focus on the relationship between this-worldly relations with Others and next-worldly conceptions of salvation. Collectively and individually, the essays in this volume advance our understanding of Islamic thought and Muslim societies and indeed the discourse on religious diversity. This groundbreaking volume does not conclude with neat resolutions; instead, it offers fascinating expositions, debates, and points of departure for further contemplation. Contributors include Mohammad Hassan Khalil, Tariq Ramadan, William C. Chittick, Farid Esack, Mohammad Fadel, David M. Freidenreich, Marcia Hermansen, Jerusha Lamptey, Bruce B. Lawrence, Muhammad Legenhausen, Yasir Qadhi, A. Kevin Reinhart, Sajjad Rizvi, Reza Shah-Kazemi, and Tim Winter.

Foreword: Salvation: The Known and the Unknown - Tariq Ramadan
Acknowledgments
A Note on Conventions
Contributors
Introduction: Grappling with the Salvation Question - Mohammad Hassan Khalil
Part I: Historical Dimensions
Chapter 1: Failures of Practice or Failures of Faith: Are Non-Muslims Subject to the Sharia? - A. Kevin Reinhart
Chapter 2: ''No Salvation Outside Islam'': Muslim Modernists, Democratic Politics, and Islamic Theological Exclusivism - Mohammad Fadel
Part II: Diversity and Mercy
Chapter 3: The Ambiguity of the Qur'anic Command - William C. Chittick
Chapter 4: Beyond Polemics and Pluralism: The Universal Message l3y