Book Summary
This book brings together the ideas of a number of contemporary modernist and liberal Muslim thinkers, exposing an important intellectual current in Islamic thought which will be new to many Western readers. Responding to the challenges brought by colonialism and modernization, the contributors propose new conceptions and interpretations of Islam consonant with the age. Although their specific concerns and emphases vary, they all reconsider the relation between religion and politics and the incorporation of modern Western ideas.
Book Details
| Book Name | Islam And Modernity |
| Author | John Cooper, Muhammad Mahmoud, Ron Nettler |
| Publisher | I. B. Tauris & Company (Jun 2000) |
| ISBN | 9781860645310 |
| Pages | 256 |
| Language | English |
| Price | 972 |
