The Quran and the Secular Mind: A Philosophy of Islam / Edition 1

The Quran and the Secular Mind: A Philosophy of Islam / Edition 1

by Shabbir Akhtar
ISBN-10:
0415437830
ISBN-13:
9780415437837
Pub. Date:
10/31/2007
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis
ISBN-10:
0415437830
ISBN-13:
9780415437837
Pub. Date:
10/31/2007
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis
The Quran and the Secular Mind: A Philosophy of Islam / Edition 1

The Quran and the Secular Mind: A Philosophy of Islam / Edition 1

by Shabbir Akhtar
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Overview

This book is concerned with the rationality and plausibility of the Muslim faith and the Qur'an, and in particular how they can be interrogated and understood through Western analytical philosophy. It also explores how Islam can successfully engage with the challenges posed by secular thinking.

The Quran and the Secular Mind will be of interest to students and scholars of Islamic philosophy, philosophy of religion, Middle East studies, and political Islam.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780415437837
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 10/31/2007
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 416
Product dimensions: 6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Shabbir Akhtar is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. He has taught in the International Islamic University in Malaysia and has published widely on Islam, Christianity and current affairs.

Table of Contents

Introduction Part 1: Quranic Islam and the Secular Mind 1. Locating Islam in the Modern World 2. Human Reason and Divine Revelation 3. The Moral Challenge of Secular Humanism Part 2: An Arabic Quran: Assessing its Authority 4. The Book Sent Down 5. The Book as ‘The Frustrater’ 6. The Scope of the Book 7. The Authority of the Book Part 3: A Quranic Lebenswelt in a Secular Age 8. A Sign is Enough - For the Wise 9. Faith and the Varieties of Rejection 10. Human Nature and the Quran 11. ‘Greater is God!’ Part 4: Conclusions 12. Preface to a Philosophy of Islam

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