Following Muhammad: Rethinking Islam in the Contemporary World (Islamic Civilization and Muslim Networks)
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| Rating | : | 4.14 (580 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0807855774 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-01-31 |
| Language | : | English |
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Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Publishers Weekly Ernst, a professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, is not a stranger to Islam-related controversy. . Rather than addressing the standard introductory information about Islam, like the Five Pillars, he has organized his book by themes, with chapters on topics such as ethics and spirituality. Ernst is fair, however-while he admonishes the West for indulging in negative and inaccurate stereotypes of Islam and Muslims, he calls upon Muslims to participate fully in the pluralistic society the w
David Fowler said An excellent read: beyond sound-bites and think-tank "experts". Simply put, this is a well written and informative book that I would whole-heartedly recommend to anyone interested in Islam, especially someone approaching the subject for the first time. Ernst begins the book by looking at how Islam has been misunderstood, sometimes very deliberately, in the "Western" (essentially Christian) world for the last. Omid Safi said The best place to begin a study of contemporary Islam. It has often been stated that the tragedy of 9/11 has forced Muslims of both scholarly and devotional backgrounds to deal with the profound issues in their communities with an unprecedented openness, courage, and criticism. A not dissimilar challenge has also been presented to more liminal voices, non-Muslim scholars of Islam who have spent thei. Defender of the Faith In the preface, Carl Ernst denies that he is defending Islam. No, he is merely trying to present Muslims as 3-dimensional human beings. That seems a valid approach, but in practice, it means emphasizing the good and enlightened side of Islam and either omitting the dark side entirely, or explaining it away. He speaks for those who believe that "
He also covers the contemporary importance of Islam in both its traditional settings and its new locations and provides a context for understanding extremist movements like fundamentalism. Avoiding the traps of sensational political exposes and specialized scholarly Orientalism, Carl Ernst introduces readers to the profound spiritual resources of Islam while clarifying diversity and debate within the tradition. He concludes with an overview of critical debates on important contemporary issues such as gender and veiling, state politics, and science and religion.. Framing his argument in terms of religious studies, Ernst describes how Protestant definitions of religion and anti-Muslim prejudice have affected views of Islam in Europe and America