{"product_id":"reopening-muslim-minds-mustafa-akyol-9781250832511","title":"Reopening Muslim Minds: A Return to Reason, Freedom, and Tolerance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fascinating journey into Islam's diverse history of ideas, making an argument for an \"Islamic Enlightenment\" today\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eReopening Muslim Minds\u003c\/i\u003e, Mustafa Akyol, senior fellow at the Cato Institute and opinion writer for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, both diagnoses \"the crisis of Islam\" in the modern world, and offers a way forward. Diving deeply into Islamic theology, and also sharing lessons from his own life story, he reveals how Muslims lost the universalism that made them a great civilization in their earlier centuries. He especially demonstrates how values often associated with Western Enlightenment -- freedom, reason, tolerance, and an appreciation of science -- had Islamic counterparts, which sadly were cast aside in favor of more dogmatic views, often for political ends. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Elucidating complex ideas with engaging prose and storytelling, \u003ci\u003eReopening Muslim Minds\u003c\/i\u003e borrows lost visions from medieval Muslim thinkers such as Ibn Rushd (aka Averroes), to offer a new Muslim worldview on a range of sensitive issues: human rights, equality for women, freedom of religion, or freedom \u003ci\u003efrom\u003c\/i\u003e religion. While frankly acknowledging the problems in the world of Islam today, Akyol offers a clear and hopeful vision for its future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mustafa Akyol\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250832519\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250832511\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Essentials\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/05\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Mustafa Akyol","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43995395621119,"sku":"9781250832511","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_65c18942-a78c-4fce-87b9-7f0baad6b741.jpg?v=1683335584","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/reopening-muslim-minds-mustafa-akyol-9781250832511","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}