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The Role of Islam in the Public Square
Amsterdam University Press 2006; US$ 15.00A topical discussion of the critical role of religion in the development of democratic institutions in Afghanistan and Iraq more...
Islamic Biomedical Ethics
Oxford University Press, USA 2009; US$ 18.99Biomedical ethics is a burgeoning academic field with complex and far-reaching consequences. Whereas in Western secular bioethics this subject falls within larger ethical theories and applications (utilitarianism, deontology, teleology, and the like), Islamic biomedical ethics has yet to find its natural academic home in Islamic studies. In this pioneering... more...
The Islamic Roots of Democratic Pluralism
Oxford University Press, USA 2001; US$ 24.99This book tackles the most significant issues facing Muslims today. Sachedina argues that we must reopen the doors of religious interpretation--to correct false interpretations, replace outdated laws, and formulate new doctrines. His book critically analyzes Muslim teachings on such issues as pluralism, civil society, war and peace, and violence and... more...
Islam and the Challenge of Human Rights
Oxford University Press, USA 2009; US$ 25.99In 1948, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted and proclaimed the International Declaration of Human Rights, a document designed to hold both individuals and nations accountable for their treatment of fellow human beings-regardless of religious or cultural affiliations. Since then, debates surrounding the reach and scope of the Declaration... more...
The Just Ruler in Shi'ite Islam
Oxford University Press 1998; US$ 49.99Since the revolution of 1978-79, the Islamic regime has justified its rule on the basis of the doctrine of "righteous jurist". The author of this study shows this concept to have no parallel in Sunni Islam and seeks its origins in the Sunni/Shi'ite schism following the death of the Prophet. more...
Prolegomena to the Qur'an
Oxford University Press 1998; US$ 144.99A presentation of al-Khu'i's ideas on the interpretation of the Qur'an. Treating many critical and controversial topics connected with the collection and canonization of the text that have received little attention in the works of contemporary Muslim scholars. The arguments illuminate issues that have been at stake between Shi'i and Sunni Muslims. more...
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