Islam category: 2999 books
Beyond Secularism and Jihad?
A Triangular Inquiry into the Mosque, the Manger, and Modernity
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2012
Peter D. Beaulieu examines the challenge posed by—and to—modernity and historic Islam as they encounter one another. He compares the Western separation of Church and state with the unitary Islamic State, and explores the proposed cultural and societal principles of the Second Vatican Council as...
The Heart of the Qur'an
An Introduction to Islamic Spirituality
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2013
"Neither as Christians or Jews, nor simply as intellectually responsible individuals," says Hixon, "have members of Western civilization been sensitively educated or even accurately informed about Islam." As tensions between America and the Middle East grow, we should promote cross-cultural...
Religion as Critique
Islamic Critical Thinking from Mecca to the Marketplace
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2017
Irfan Ahmad makes the far-reaching argument that potent systems and modes for self-critique as well as critique of others are inherent in Islam--indeed, critique is integral to its fundamental tenets and practices. Challenging common views of Islam as hostile to critical thinking, Ahmad delineates...
The New Politics of Islam
Pan-Islamic Foreign Policy in a World of States
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2003
This is a timely study of the international relations of Islamic states, dealing both with the evolving theory of pan-Islamism from classical to post-caliphal times and the foreign-policy practice of contemporary states, especially Saudi Arabia, Iran and Pakistan, from the colonial period to the global...
The Moral Economy of the Madrasa
Islam and Education Today
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2011
The revival of madrasas in the 1980s coincided with the rise of political Islam and soon became associated with the "clash of civilizations" between Islam and the West. This volume examines the rapid expansion of madrasas across Asia and the Middle East and analyses their role in society...
by Don Boys. Ph.D.
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2012
This book deals in detail with the religion of Islam including the Koran, Hadith, compared with biblical teaching, Mohammed, shiria law, Islam's conquest, Black Muslims, the Gospel of Barnabas, terror, reaction to terror, how to combat terror,
by H.A.R. Gibb
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
Originally published in 1962, this book presents important studies on the history, literature and religion of the Islamic peoples as well as an appraisal of contemporary intellectual currents in the Middle East.
Part I interprets the basic political and cultural development in medieval Islam,...
The Fear of Islam
An Introduction to Islamophobia in the West
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2015
American and European societies have struggled with the recurrent problem of Islamophobia, which continues to surface in waves of controversial legislative proposals, public anger over the construction of religious edifices, and outbreaks of violence. The ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine...
Islam and Christianity on the Edge
Talking Points in Christian-Muslim Relations into the 21st Century
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2013
The relationship between Christianity and Islam is complex. This collection of essays by scholars and human rights activists engages with some of the most pressing issues in Christian-Muslim relations, addressing matters of theology, the encounter between civilisations and inter-religious affairs....
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Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2018
Islam has become a potent political force around the world since it reemerged in the late 1960's and 1970's as a religio-political alternative to failed nationalist ideologies. In countries throughout the world, individuals and movements have attempted to reconstruct the political, economic, and social...
Political Islam in Central Asia
The challenge of Hizb ut-Tahrir
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2009
The terrorist attacks in the United States on 9/11 and the U.S.-led military campaign against the Taliban regime in Afghanistan have intensified scrutiny of radical Islamic groups across Central Asia. This books offers one of the first comprehensive studies of the activities of one of the most feared...
by John Ankerberg, Emir Caner
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2019
In this study, former Sunni Muslim Dr. Emir Caner explains what he and other Muslims were taught about jihad. He answers the questions: What do Islam's most authoritative sources, the Qur’an and Hadith, teach regarding jihad? Is jihad only an internal struggle or does it include radical acts of...
Devotional Islam in Contemporary South Asia
Shrines, Journeys and Wanderers
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2015
The Muslim shrine is at the crossroad of many processes involving society and culture. It is the place where a saint – often a Sufi - is buried, and it works as a main social factor, with the power of integrating or rejecting people and groups, and as a mirror reflecting the intricacies of a society.
The...
Critical Muslim 07
Muslim Archipelago
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2013
Malaysia and Indonesia are seen as bastions of liberal Islam. Is this really true or simply a widely held misconception about south-east Asian Muslims? What is the contribution of the Muslim archipelago to the world of Islam? What can we learn from Malaysian and Indonesian experiments in democracy?...