And God Knows the Soldiers

And God Knows the Soldiers
Author :
Publisher : University Press of America
Total Pages : 213
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781461677352
ISBN-13 : 1461677351
Rating : 4/5 (351 Downloads)

Book Synopsis And God Knows the Soldiers by : Khaled M. Abou El Fadl

Download or read book And God Knows the Soldiers written by Khaled M. Abou El Fadl and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 2001-08-28 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a substantially expanded edition of the author's seminal work The Authoritative and Authoritarian in Islamic Discourses: A Contemporary Case Study. Beginning with the case study of a Muslim basketball player who refused to stand up while the American national anthem was playing, the author documents the disintegration of the Islamic juristic tradition, and the prevalence of authoritarianism in contemporary Muslim discourses. The author analyzes the rise of what he describes as puritan and despotic trends in modern Islam, and asserts that such trends nullify the richness and diversity of the Islamic tradition. By declaring themselves the true soldiers of God and the defenders of religion, Muslim puritan movements are able to degrade women, eradicate critical thinking, and empty Islam of its moral content. In effect, the author argues, the self-declared protectors of Islam become its despots and oppressors who suppress the dynamism and vigor of the Islamic message. Anchoring himself in the rich Islamic jurisprudential tradition, the author argues for upholding the authoritativeness of the religious text without succumbing to authoritarian methodologies of interpretation. Ultimately, the author asserts that in order to respect the integrity of the Divine laws it is necessary to adopt rigorous analytical methodologies of interpretation, and to re-investigate the place of morality in modern Islam.


And God Knows the Soldiers Related Books

And God Knows the Soldiers
Language: en
Pages: 213
Authors: Khaled M. Abou El Fadl
Categories: Law
Type: BOOK - Published: 2001-08-28 - Publisher: University Press of America

GET EBOOK

This is a substantially expanded edition of the author's seminal work The Authoritative and Authoritarian in Islamic Discourses: A Contemporary Case Study. Begi
Speaking in God's Name
Language: en
Pages: 192
Authors: Khaled Abou El Fadl
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-10-01 - Publisher: Simon and Schuster

GET EBOOK

Drawing on both religious and secular sources, this challenging book argues that divinely ordained law is frequently misinterpreted by Muslim authorities at the
The Authoritative and Authoritarian in Islamic Discourses
Language: en
Pages: 128
Authors: Khaled Abou El Fadl
Categories: Philosophy
Type: BOOK - Published: 1997 - Publisher:

GET EBOOK

Islam and the Challenge of Democracy
Language: en
Pages: 146
Authors: Khaled Abou El Fadl
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2004-03-28 - Publisher: Princeton University Press

GET EBOOK

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
Conference of the Books
Language: en
Pages: 448
Authors: Khaled Abou El Fadl
Categories: Political Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2001 - Publisher: Rlpg/Galleys

GET EBOOK

Abou El Fadl (Islamic law, UCLA School of Law) wrote the 62 brief essays here over the course of five years. Through a combination of musings and critical refle