{"product_id":"contemporary-issues-in-islam-asma-afsaruddin-9780748632770","title":"Contemporary Issues in Islam","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book deals with certain \"hot-button\" contemporary issues in Islam that are often the focus of public scrutiny, including the Sharia, jihad, the caliphate, women's status, and interfaith relations. Notably, it places the discussion of these topics within a longer historical framework in order to reveal their multiple interpretations and contested applications over time. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMost public and some academic discourses however present the Islamic tradition as unchanging and therefore unable to respond to the modern world. Such an ahistorical approach fosters the belief that Muslim and Western societies are destined to clash with one another. In contrast, this book allows the reader to see the diversity and transformations within Islamic thought over time. Focusing on this internal diversity permits us to appreciate the scriptural and intellectual resources available within the Islamic tradition for responding to the challenges of modernity, even as it interrogates and shapes modernity itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Asma Afsaruddin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0748632778\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780748632770\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/18\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2016","brand":"Asma Afsaruddin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43986663375103,"sku":"9780748632770","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c047eb81-b0d6-4fb3-93ea-ec149d193168.jpg?v=1683284608","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/contemporary-issues-in-islam-asma-afsaruddin-9780748632770","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}