05217cam a2200853Ii 4500 ocn907676565 OCoLC 20200709060340.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 150421s2004 nju ob 001 0 eng d N$T eng rda pn N$T N$T OCLCO IDEBK E7B JSTOR EBLCP DEBSZ P@U 908101277 9781400873203 electronic bk. 1400873207 electronic bk. 0691118418 9780691118413 0691119384 9780691119380 (OCoLC)907676565 (OCoLC)908101277 22573/ctt149t6fw JSTOR a------ f------ BP173.7 .A264 2004eb REL 037000 bisacsh REL037020 bisacsh 297.2/72 22 89.06 bcl MAIN Abou El Fadl, Khaled, 1963- author. Islam and the challenge of democracy / Khaled Abou El Fadl ; edited by Joshua Cohen and Deborah Chasman. Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2004] ©2004 1 online resource (139 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier "A Boston Review book." Includes bibliographical references and index. Islam and the challenge of democracy / Khaled Abou El Fadl -- Change from within / Nader A. Hashemi -- Democracy and conflict / Jeremy Waldron -- The best hope / Noah Feldman -- The primacy of political philosophy / M.A. Muqtedar Khan -- The importance of context / A. Kevin Reinhart -- Is liberalism Islam's only answer / Saba Mahmood -- Popular support first / Bernard Haykel -- Too far from tradition / Mohammad H. Fadel -- Revealed law and democracy / David Novak -- Practice and theory / John L. Esposito -- Islam is not the problem / William B. Quandt. The events of September 11 and the subsequent war on terrorism have provoked widespread discussion about the possibility of democracy in the Islamic world. Such topics as the meaning of jihad, the role of clerics as authoritative interpreters, and the place of human rights and toleration in Islam have become subjects of urgent public debate around the world. With few exceptions, however, this debate has proceeded in isolation from the vibrant traditions of argument within Islamic theology, philosophy, and law. Islam and the Challenge of Democracy aims to correct this deficiency. The book engages the reader in a rich discourse on the challenges of democracy in contemporary Islam. The collection begins with a lead essay by Khaled Abou El Fadl, who argues that democracy, especially a constitutional democracy that protects basic individual rights, is the form of government best suited to promoting a set of social and political values central to Islam. Because Islam is about submission to God and about each individual's responsibility to serve as His agent on Earth, Abou El Fadl argues, there is no place for the subjugation to human authority demanded by authoritarian regimes. The lead essay is followed by eleven others from internationally respected specialists in democracy and religion. They address, challenge, and engage Abou El Fadl's work. The contributors include John Esposito, Muhammad Fadel, Noah Feldman, Nader Hashemi, Bernard Haykel, Muqtedar Khan, Saba Mahmood, David Novak, William Quandt, Kevin Reinhart, and Jeremy Waldron. Print version record. Islam and politics. Islam and politics Islamic countries. Democracy Religious aspects Islam. Islam 21st century. Religion and politics Islamic countries. Islam 21st century. Islam et politique. Démocratie Aspect religieux Islam. Islam Histoire 21e siècle. Democracy Religious aspects Islam. fast (OCoLC)fst00890106 Islam. fast (OCoLC)fst00979776 Islam and politics. fast (OCoLC)fst00979879 Islamic countries. fast (OCoLC)fst01244130 Islam. gtt Democratie. gtt Politieke filosofie. gtt Islam. swd Demokratie. swd RELIGION / Islam / General bisacsh RELIGION / Islam / Law bisacsh Electronic books. Electronic books. Cohen, Joshua, 1951- editor. Chasman, Deborah, author. Print version: Abou El Fadl, Khaled, 1963- Islam and the challenge of democracy 0691118418 (DLC) 2003062311 (OCoLC)52902475 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=977054 EBSCOhost EBSC 977054 Ingram Digital eBook Collection IDEB cis31442513 ebrary EBRY ebr11048101 EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL2009946 Project MUSE MUSE muse47438 92 N$T 56177 56177