"In memory of Nasr Hamid Abu Zaid." First published in German as Den Islam neu denken in 2013. Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-213) and index.
Contents:
On the way to the modern -- Islamic reformers today -- Nasr Hamid Abu Zaid : who's the heretic here? -- Fazlur Rahman : from the Qurʹan to life, and back again to the Qurʹan -- Amina Wadud : in the midst of the gender jihad -- Asma Barlas : as though only men were objective -- ʹAbdolkarim Soroush : more than ideology and state -- Mohammad Mojtahed Shabestari : the Prophet reads the world -- The future of Islam.
Summary:
Argues that the Western impression of Islam as a backward-looking faith is false, introducing influential reformers committed to democracy and human rights and the Islamic Newthinking movement.
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