[Philosophy and Politics - Critical Explorations] Muslim Reformism - A Critical History Volume 11 (Is Islamic Religious Reform Possible?) ||

"This book examines the evolution of Islam in our modern world. The renowned Tunisian scholar Mohamed Haddad traces the history of the reformist movement and explains recent events related to the Islamic religion in Muslim countries and among Muslim minorities across the world. In scholarly terms, he evaluates the benefits and drawbacks of theological-political renovation, neo-reformism, legal reformism, mystical reformism, radical criticism, comprehensive history and new approaches within the study of Islam. The book brings to life the various historical, sociological, political and theological challenges and debates that have divided Muslims since the 19th century. The first two chapters address failed reforms in the past and introduce the reader to classical reformism and to Mohammed Abduh. Haddad ultimately proposes a non-confessional definition of religious reform, reinterpreting and adjusting a religious tradition to modern requirements. The second part of the book explores perspectives on contemporary Islam, the legacy of classical reformism and new paths forward. It suggests that the fundamentalism embodied in Wahhabism and Muslim Brotherhood has failed. Traditional Islam no longer attracts either youth or the elites. Mohamed Haddad shows how this paves the way for a new reformist departure that synthesizes modernism and core Islamic values."--Back cover Foreword: A Word of Caution Contents Chapter 1: Introduction: The Missing Reform 1.1 Religious Reform as a Universal Paradigm 1.2 Why Abduh? 1.3 De-wahhabizing Islam References Part I: Classical Reformism: The Birth and Decline of a Paradigm Chapter 2: A Muslim Reformist: Muhammad Abduh 2.1 The Life of Abduh 2.2 Ibn Taymiyya vs. Avicenna and Ibn Arabi 2.3 Ecumenical Solutions 2.4 Silencing That Which One Cannot Discuss 2.5 The Primacy of the Moral Function 2.6 A “Moral” State or a Theocratic State? 2.7 What To Do with “Muslim Law”? 2.8 A Commentary for the Century 2.9 Qur’an and Modern Sciences 2.10 Abduh and the Liberal Current 2.11 Critical Assessment References Chapter 3: The Paradigm of Reform 3.1 Birth of a Paradigm 3.2 The Shaking of the Old Order 3.3 The Tunis of Khayr al-Din (Kheireddin) 3.4 The Fatwa Wars 3.5 The Religion of Publicists 3.6 Confused Succession 3.7 Paris, Capital of Modern Islam! References Part II: Perspectives for Today’s Islam Chapter 4: What Is Left of Classical Reformism? 4.1 Radicalization: The Problem with Secularism 4.2 Religion and National Liberation 4.3 Religion and Postcolonial States 4.4 The Hidden Caliphate: The International Islamist 4.5 State Reformism 4.6 The Case of al-Tahir al-Haddad (Tahar Haddad) Chapter 5: New Tracks 5.1 A New Social and Cultural Framework 5.2 Theological-Philosophical Renewal 5.3 Neo-reformism 5.4 Legal Modernism 5.5 The Mystic Renewal 5.6 The Radical Critique 5.7 The Comprehensive History 5.8 New Islamology References Chapter 6: Epilogue: What Reforms for Today? 6.1 The New International Order, the Re-enchantment of the World, and Widespread Globalization 6.2 Religion in Modernity 6.3 The Emergencies 6.4 Comparative Religions and Interreligious Dialogue 6.5 Re-spiritualizing and De-wahhabizing Islam 6.6 Semper Reformanda Chapter 7: Postscript: When Islam Awakens: Problematizing the Idea of Reformation (Islah) by Mohamed Arkoun 7.1 Can We Speak of a Reformation Paradigm? Reference