{"product_id":"scriptural-polemics-munim-sirry-9780199359363","title":"Scriptural Polemics: The Qur'an and Other Religions","description":"\u003cp\u003eA number of passages in the Qur'an criticize Jews and Christians, from claims of exclusive salvation and charges of Jewish and Christian falsification of revelation to cautions against the taking of Jews and Christians as patrons, allies, or intimates. Mun'im Sirry offers a novel exploration of these polemical passages, which have long been regarded as obstacles to peaceable interreligious relations, through the lens of twentieth-century \u003cem\u003etafsir\u003c\/em\u003e (exegesis). He considers such essential questions as: How have modern contexts shaped Muslim reformers' understanding of the Qur'an, and how have the reformers' interpretations recontextualized these passages? Can the Qur'an's polemical texts be interpreted fruitfully for interactions among religious communities in the modern world?\u003cbr\u003e Sirry also reflects on the various definitions of apologetic or polemic as relevant sacred texts and analyzes reformist \u003cem\u003etafsirs \u003c\/em\u003ewith careful attention to argument, literary context, and rhetoric in order to illuminate the methods, positions, and horizons of the exegeses.\u003cem\u003e Scriptural Polemics\u003c\/em\u003e provides both a critical engagement with the\u003cem\u003e tafsirs\u003c\/em\u003e and a lucid and original examination of Qur'anic language, logic, and dilemmas, showing how the dynamic and varied reformist interpretations of these passages open the way for a less polemical approach to other religions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mun'im Sirry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0199359369\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199359363\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.10w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2015 pg. 823","brand":"Mun'im Sirry","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47610977845503,"sku":"9780199359363","price":145.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_34aa9272-dc60-4ffc-824f-937d1a0cc2ab.jpg?v=1764510913","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/scriptural-polemics-munim-sirry-9780199359363","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}