The Challenge of Modernizing Islam: Reformers Speak Out and the Obstacles They Face 9781641770200, 1641770201

Islam and the Challenge of Civilization 9780823251889

Criticizes readings of the Koran that fuel violent acts, and calls for exegesis of Islam's sacred texts inspired by

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Why We Left Islam: Former Muslims Speak Out 0979267102, 9780979267109

One day, an American on the verge of converting to Islam said to one of the editors, Please, I fear I am about to make t

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Why We Left Islam: Former Muslims Speak Out 0979267102, 9780979267109

One day, an American on the verge of converting to Islam said to one of the editors, Please, I fear I am about to make t

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Contemporary Islam and the Challenge of History 0873955447, 9780873955447

The economic, social, political, military, and intellectual aspects of the Muslims' concern for history reveal the

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Islam, Science, and the Challenge of History 9780300159141

In this wide-ranging and masterful work, Ahmad Dallal examines the significance of scientific knowledge and situates the

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Anthropomorphism in Islam: The Challenge of Traditionalism (700-1350) 9780748689576

Explores the problem of anthropomorphism: a major bone of contention in 8th to 14th-century Islamic theology More than

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Moving In and Out of Islam 9781477317495

Embracing a new religion, or leaving one’s faith, usually constitutes a significant milestone in a person’s life. While

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They Speak By Silences 0232513287, 9780232513288

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Reform and Modernity in Islam: The Philosophical, Cultural and Political Discourses among Muslim Reformers 9780755692729, 9781848857353

The debate over Islam and modernity tends to be approached from a Eurocentric perspective that presents Western norms as

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The challenge of fundamentalism : political Islam and the new world disorder [updated ed.] 0520236904

A text which suggests that Islamic fundamentalism is a result of Islam's confrontation with modernity. The author p

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