Toward An Islamic Theology Of Nonviolence
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Author | : Adnane Mokrani |
Publisher | : MSU Press |
Total Pages | : 171 |
Release | : 2022-07-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1628954671 |
This groundbreaking book offers the first systematic study of the Qur’ān and Islamic history in the light of René Girard’s mimetic theory. Girard did not deal deeply with Islam, offering only scattered hints in some interviews after the September 11, 2001, attacks in the United States. Addressing this gap in Girardian studies, Adnane Mokrani aims to develop an Islamic theology that goes beyond just war theory to adopt a radical nonviolent approach. He analyzes the Qur’ānic text and classical and modern exegetical literature, focusing on the Qur’ānic narratives, then extends his research to the history of Islam, removing the sacred character attributed to some events and human choices in order to disarm theology and dismantle the ideologies of power. This same critique is also applied to the unprecedented levels of violence in modern and contemporary history. A radical and politically committed theology of peace is needed to recover the spiritual dimension of religion that frees people from the temptations of the individual and collective ego. It is a mystical and narrative theology in dialogue with other world theologies on the future of humanity—an urgent appeal needed now more than ever.
Author | : Adnane Mokrani |
Publisher | : Studies in Violence, Mimesis & |
Total Pages | : 140 |
Release | : 2022 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9781611864304 |
"This book offers a study of the Qur'ān and Islamic history in the light of René Girard's mimetic theory, going beyond just war theory to adopt a nonviolent approach"--
Author | : Mark Juergensmeyer |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 195 |
Release | : 2022-01-11 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0520384741 |
A gripping study of how religiously motivated violence and militant movements end, from the perspectives of those most deeply involved. Mark Juergensmeyer is arguably the globe’s leading expert on religious violence, and for decades his books have helped us understand the worlds and worldviews of those who take up arms in the name of their faith. But even the most violent of movements, characterized by grand religious visions of holy warfare, eventually come to an end. Juergensmeyer takes readers into the minds of religiously motivated militants associated with the Islamic State (ISIS) in Iraq, the Sikh Khalistan movement in India’s Punjab, and the Moro movement for a Muslim Mindanao in the Philippines to understand what leads to drastic changes in the attitudes of those once devoted to all-out ideological war. When God Stops Fighting reveals how the transformation of religious violence manifests for those who once promoted it as the only answer.
Author | : Adis Duderija |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 324 |
Release | : 2017-02-03 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1315438828 |
With the proliferation of transnational Muslim networks over the last two decades, the religious authority of traditionally educated Muslim scholars, the uluma, has come under increasing scrutiny and disruption. These networks have provided a public space for multiple perspectives on Islam to be voiced, allowing "progressive" Islamic worldviews to flourish alongside more (neo)traditional outlooks. This book brings together the scholarship of leading progressive Muslim scholars, incorporating issues pertaining to politics, jurisprudence, ethics, theology, epistemology, gender and hermeneutics in the Islamic tradition. It provides a comprehensive discussion of the normative imperatives behind a progressive Muslim thought, as well as outlining its various values and aims. Presenting this emerging and distinctive school of Islamic thought in an engaging and scholarly manner, this is essential reading for any academic interested in contemporary religious thought and the development of modern Islam.
Author | : Sari Nusseibeh |
Publisher | : Stanford University Press |
Total Pages | : 285 |
Release | : 2016-11-09 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1503600580 |
In The Story of Reason in Islam, leading public intellectual and political activist Sari Nusseibeh narrates a sweeping intellectual history—a quest for knowledge inspired by the Qu'ran and its language, a quest that employed Reason in the service of Faith. Eschewing the conventional separation of Faith and Reason, he takes a fresh look at why and how Islamic reasoning evolved over time. He surveys the different Islamic schools of thought and how they dealt with major philosophical issues, showing that Reason pervaded all disciplines, from philosophy and science to language, poetry, and law. Along the way, the best known Muslim philosophers are introduced in a new light. Countering received chronologies, in this story Reason reaches its zenith in the early seventeenth century; it then trails off, its demise as sudden as its appearance. Thereafter, Reason loses out to passive belief, lifeless logic, and a self-contained legalism—in other words, to a less flexible Islam. Nusseibeh's speculations as to why this occurred focus on the fortunes and misfortunes of classical Arabic in the Islamic world. Change, he suggests, may only come from the revivification of language itself.
Author | : Martin Nguyen |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 222 |
Release | : 2018-08-10 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1538115018 |
This book aims to bring Muslim theology into the present day. Rather than a purely academic pursuit, Modern Muslim Theology argues that theology is a creative process and discusses how the Islamic tradition can help contemporary practitioners negotiate their relationships with God, with one another, and with the rest of creation.
Author | : Chaiwat Satha-Anand |
Publisher | : Center for Global Nonviolenc Titute for Peace University |
Total Pages | : 180 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : |
This book contains papers on nonviolence in Islam from theoretical, theological and instrumental perspectives. Topics include global, national and local issues, including social and political action, women's issues, and interfaith relations.
Author | : ʻAdnān Muqrānī |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2022 |
Genre | : Nonviolence |
ISBN | : 9781628964615 |
"This book offers a study of the Qur'ān and Islamic history in the light of René Girard's mimetic theory, going beyond just war theory to adopt a nonviolent approach"--
Author | : Irfan A. Omar |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2015-06-22 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1118953428 |
Written by top practitioner-scholars who bring a critical yet empathetic eye to the topic, this textbook provides a comprehensive look at peace and violence in seven world religions. Offers a clear and systematic narrative with coverage of Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and Native American religions Introduces a different religion and its sacred texts in each chapter; discusses ideas of peace, war, nonviolence, and permissible violence; recounts historical responses to violence; and highlights individuals within the tradition working toward peace and justice Examines concepts within their religious context for a better understanding of the values, motivations, and ethics involved Includes student-friendly pedagogical features, such as enriching end-of-chapter critiques by practitioners of other traditions, definitions of key terms, discussion questions, and further reading sections
Author | : Ibrahim Ozdemir |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 243 |
Release | : 2017-03-02 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1351932926 |
Said Nursi (1877-1960) was an advocate of a form of Islam strongly committed to non-violence and constructive engagement with the West and Christianity. He has six million followers - the Nursi community - primarily in Turkey. Yet many in the USA and Europe are not familiar with his important work; this book seeks to rectify that gap. In Globalization, Ethics and Islam, Jewish, Christian and Islamic scholars reflect upon the achievement of Said Nursi and apply his thought to the complex issues of non-violence, dialogue and globalization.