Contemporary Islam Dynamic, not Static [Hardcover]

Contemporary Islam provides a counterweight to the prevailing opinions of Islamic thought as conservative and static with a preference for violence over dialogue. It gathers together a collection of eminent scholars from around the world who tackle issues such as intellectual pluralism, gender, the ethics of political participation, human rights, non-violence and religious harmony. This is a highly topical and important study which gives a progressive outlook for Islam's role in modern politics and society.

 

Introduction  Part 1: The Many Voices of Islam: Cultivating Intellectual Pluralism  1. Reflections on Current Developments in Debates on Islam, Feminism and Sexuality  2. The Many Voices of Islam: Cultivating Intellectual Pluralism  3. Religion and Changing Solidarity: A Sociological Perspective on Islam  Part 2: Applied Ethics of Political Participation  4. When Silence is not Golden: Muslim Women Speak Out  5. The Contemporary Democracy and the Human Rights Project for Muslim Societies: Challenges for the Progressive Muslim Intellectual  6. A'dab in Modern Turkish Islam  7. Public Religion, Ethics of Participation and Cultural Dialogue: Islam in Europe  8. Sociology of Rights: Human Rights in Islam between Communal and Universal Perspectives  Part 3: Applied Ethics of Peace and Nonviolence in Islam  9. Framework for Nonviolence and Peacebuilding in Islam  10. The Missing Logic in Discourses of Violence and Peace in Islam  11. Transforming Terrorism with Muslim Nonviolent Alternatives  Part 4: Coexistence and Reconciliation: An EnduringResponsibility of the Muslim Ummah  12. Coexistence and Reconciliation witli