Islam and the Future of Tolerance: A Dialogue

Islam and the Future of Tolerance: A Dialogue

Islam and the Future of Tolerance: A Dialogue

Islam and the Future of Tolerance: A Dialogue

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Overview

“A civil but honest dialogue…As illuminating as it is fascinating.”
—Ayaan Hirsi Ali


Is Islam a religion of peace or war? Is it amenable to reform? Why do so many Muslims seem to be drawn to extremism? And what do words like jihadism and fundamentalism really mean? In a world riven by misunderstanding and violence, Sam Harris—a famous atheist—and Maajid Nawaz—a former radical—demonstrate how two people with very different religious views can find common ground and invite you to join in an urgently needed conversation.

“How refreshing to read an honest yet affectionate exchange between the Islamist-turned-liberal-Muslim Maajid Nawaz and the neuroscientist who advocates mindful atheism, Sam Harris…Their back-and-forth clarifies multiple confusions that plague the public conversation about Islam.”
—Irshad Manji, New York Times Book Review

“It is sadly uncommon, in any era, to find dialogue based on facts and reason—but even more rarely are Muslim and non-Muslim intellectuals able to maintain critical distance on broad questions about Islam. Which makes Islam and the Future of Tolerance something of a unicorn…Most conversations about religion are marked by the inability of either side to listen, but here, at last, is a proper debate.”
New Statesman


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780674737068
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 10/06/2015
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 144
File size: 497 KB

About the Author

Sam Harris is the author of The End of Faith, Letter to a Christian Nation, The Moral Landscape, and Free Will, among other writings.

Maajid Nawaz is the author of Radical and a cofounder and the chairman of Quilliam—a globally active think tank focusing on religious freedom, extremism, and citizenship.

Table of Contents

Cover Title Copyright Islam and the Future of Tolerance The Roots of Extremism The Scope of the Problem The Power of Belief The Betrayal of Liberalism The Nature of Islam Finding the Way Forward Further Reading Acknowledgments Index
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