The future of Islam / John L. Esposito.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780195165210
- Physical Description: xiv, 234 p. ; 25 cm.
- Publisher: Oxford ; Oxford University Press, 2010.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- The many faces of Islam and Muslims -- God in politics -- Where are the Muslim reformers? -- America and the Muslim world: building a new way forward -- Conclusion. |
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Subject: | Islam > 21st century. Islam > Relations. Islamic countries > Relations > United States. United States > Relations > Islamic countries. |
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- Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2010 February #2
The editor of The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World (6v., 2009) argues that Western fears of Islam are grossly overblown. Islam and Muslims are much more various than those fears imagine, the religion being as sectarian as Christianity, and its believers as multicultural and class-riven as the world's Christians. Relations of religion and politics in Islam are similarly varied, with theocracy failing the faith, in particular, in Iran and thriving to any extent in such authoritarian states with democratic pretensions as Egypt. The most valuable of the book's four heavily referenced chapters smashes the Western canard that Muslim leaders won't condemn terrorism. Scoresânay, hundredsâhave, most immediately after 9/11, and do. Moreover, nonviolent and democratic Islamic reformers abound, and Esposito profiles many, major self-contradictions and all. Regrettably, Western media drastically underreport and misreport moderation in Islam and ignore the social conditions really responsible for the problems of Islamic nations and particular Muslim communities. When the truth about the modern Islamic mainstream is known, Esposito suggests, cooperation can replace conflict between the West and Islam. Copyright 2010 Booklist Reviews. - Choice Reviews : Choice Reviews 2010 August
This volume does not represent an attempt to sketch out or project a future for Islam, as the title might at first seem to suggest. Rather it is an attempt to identify and address those issues that almost inevitably will lie at the center of Islam's relationship with the West in the coming decades. In this volume, addressed primarily to a Western readership, Esposito (Georgetown Univ.) aims to sketch out the contours of a productive relationship that will serve the interests and needs of both the Muslim world and the West. In his view, Islam and the West are not condemned to a violent and contentious relationship as the history of the past two centuries might seem to suggest. If the West is to confront successfully the challenge posed by Islam's existence, it will need to broaden its horizons to see Islam as an integral part of a family of religious traditions that includes both Judaism and Christianity. A carefully conceived and sensitive work, this volume is one that formulators of American foreign policy will need to read with great care. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Both public and academic libraries; general readers, lower- and upper-level undergraduates, and graduate students. Copyright 2010 American Library Association. - Library Journal Reviews : LJ Reviews 2010 May #2
Is Islam inherently violent? Do Muslim leaders ever denounce terrorist actions done by members of their religion? Is Islam capable of reform? Can Islam and democracy function together? These are some of the interesting and important questions that Esposito (University Professor of Religion & International Affairs, Georgetown Univ.; Unholy War) addresses in his new book. He focuses on Islam in its present situation as well as in the future. In so doing, he removes some of the misconceptions people frequently have about this religion. By applying a large amount of poll and survey data drawn from many different Islamic countries, he moves the conversation beyond a particular extremist group or geographical area. The four chapters address the complexity of Islam, politics and Islam, reform within Islam, and the future for America and the Islamic world. This is a carefully considered and well-written book by one of the foremost authorities on the subject. VERDICT People who study Islam and those who have an interest in the subject will find Esposito's book to be very helpful. Recommended.âJohn Jaeger, Dallas Baptist Univ.
[Page 77]. Copyright 2010 Reed Business Information. - Publishers Weekly Reviews : PW Reviews 2009 December #2
A Georgetown University professor and well-known scholar of Islam, Esposito analyzes the current and future practice of Islam in this short but insightful volume. He surveys a number of topics, including identity issues for Muslims living in the West. Esposito highlights the world views of modern Muslim thinkers, such as Tariq Ramadan (Esposito modestly omits mention of his mentorship of some of these scholars). He tackles head-on the myth of Muslim tolerance of 9/11 by pointing to polls showing that the vast majority of Muslims disapproved of the attack and that 358 Muslim employees at the World Trade Center were among the dead. As a senior scientist for Gallup, Esposito has at his command the results of numerous polls of and about Muslims. In this book, he goes beyond the numbers to showcase what Muslims really stand for and want in today's world. Esposito's enthusiasm for his topic makes his book an easy and enlightening read. For instance, he jokes that his job is the easiest in the world as he has only been asked one question for more than 20 years ("Is Islam a violent religion?"). Independent scholar and bestselling author Karen Armstrong pens a solid foreword. (Feb.)
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