Binding: Paperback
Description: This comprehensive survey of contemporary Islam provides a philosophical and theological approach to the issues faced by Muslims and the question of global secularisation. Engaging with critics of modern Islam Shabbir Akhtar sets out an agenda of what his religion is and could be as a political entity. Exploring the views and arguments of philosophical religious and political thinkers the author covers a raft of issues faced by Muslims in an increasingly secular society. Chapters are devoted to the Qur an and Islamic literature; the history of Islam; Sharia law; political Islam; Islamic ethics; and political Islam's evolving relationship with the West. Recommending changes which enable Muslims to move from their imperial past to a modest role in the power structures of today's society Akhtar offers a detailed assessment of the limitations and possibilities of Islam in the modern world. Providing a vision for an empowered yet rational Islam that distances itself from both Islamist factions and Western secularism this book is an essential read for students and scholars of Islamic studies religion philosophy and politics.
Title: Islam As Political Religion The Future Of An Imperial Faith
Author(s): Akhtar Shabbir (Independent Scholar Usa)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9780415781473
Pages: 304 Pages
Publication Date: 10/6/2010
Category: Politics & Government