Islamic modernity and the challenges for secular liberalism
In his recent book Islam Evolving: Radicalism, Reformation, and the Uneasy Relationship with the Secular West, Taner Edis discusses Islamic responses to the modern world and how the West deals and should deal with them. He argues convincingly that the biggest threat to secular liberalism is not fund...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Review |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Wiley-Blackwell
[2018]
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Zygon
Année: 2018, Volume: 53, Numéro: 1, Pages: 274-287 |
| Compte rendu de: | Islam evolving (Amherst, New York : Prometheus Books, 2016) (Blancke, Stefaan) |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Islam
/ Modernité
/ Laïcité
/ Libéralisme
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| RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophie de la religion BJ Islam |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
secular liberalism
B Islam B Modernity B Compte-rendu de lecture B Science and religion B Religion B Accommodation B norms and values |
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| Résumé: | In his recent book Islam Evolving: Radicalism, Reformation, and the Uneasy Relationship with the Secular West, Taner Edis discusses Islamic responses to the modern world and how the West deals and should deal with them. He argues convincingly that the biggest threat to secular liberalism is not fundamentalism but an Islamic form of modernity. He attributes some of the latter's success to Western neoliberalism and to the failure of secular liberals to come up with persuasive arguments. He thus puts part of the blame on the West. However, although self-criticism is an essential aspect of a well-functioning democracy, we should not take it too far. Instead, there exist convincing reasons why a secular liberal society is strongly preferable to a religious conservative one. |
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| ISSN: | 1467-9744 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Zygon
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/zygo.12394 |