Reason, Freedom, and Democracy in Islam: Essential Writings of Abdolkarim Soroush - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0195158202 ISBN 13 : 9780195158205

Editeur : Oxford University Press, USA, 2002

Synopsis

Book by Soroush Abdolkarim

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Abdolkarim Soroush has emerged as one of the leading moderate revisionist thinkers of the Muslim world. He and his contemporaries in other Muslim countries are shaping what may become Islam's equivalent of the Christian Reformation: a period of questioning traditional practices and beliefs and, ultimately, of upheaval. Presenting eleven of his essays, this volume makes Soroush's thought readily available in English for the first time. The essays set forth his views on such matters as the freedom of Muslims to interpret the Qur'an, the inevitability of change in religion, the necessity of freedom of belief, and the compatibility of Islam and democracy. Throughout, Soroush emphasizes the rights of individuals in their relationship with both government and God, explaining that the ideal Islamic state can only be defined by the beliefs and will of the majority.

Revue de presse :

"This selection of his writings reveals a genuinely liberal intellect rooted in Soroush's Iranian and Islamic culture but at home with Western thought, toward which he is neither aggressive nor apologetically defensive."--Foreign Affairs

"Penetrating and coherent."--Foreign Affairs

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press, USA
• Date d'édition: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0195158202
• ISBN 13: 9780195158205
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256