Tradition and Modernity: Christian and Muslim Perspectives

by David Marshall (Editor), David Marshall (Contribution by), Janet Soskice (Contribution by), Philip Jenkins (Contribution by), Recep Sent rk (Contribution by)

Overview

Tradition and Modernity focuses on how Christians and Muslims connect their traditions to modernity, looking especially at understandings of history, changing patterns of authority, and approaches to freedom. The volume includes a selection of relevant texts from 19th- and 20th-century thinkers, from John Henry Newman to Tariq Ramadan, accompanied by illuminating commentaries.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781589019492
Publisher:	Georgetown University Press
Publication date:	05/20/2013
Pages:	240
Sales rank:	913,540
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

The Reverend Dr. David Marshall is the academic director of the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Building Bridges seminar and a research fellow at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs at Georgetown University.

Table of Contents

Participants vii

Acknowledgments xi

Introduction David Marshall 1

Part I Surveys

Tradition and History in Islam: Primitivism in Islamic Thought and Scripture Vincent J. Cornell 7

Tradition Janet Soskice 25

Religious Authority and the Challenges of Modernity Philip Jenkins 31

Between Traditional and New Forms of Authority in Modern Islam Recep Sentürk 45

Freedoms of Speech and Religion in the Islamic Context Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im 57

Christianity, Modernity, and Freedom David Bentley Hart 67

Part II Christian and Muslim Thinkers on Tradition and Modernity

John Henry Newman (1801-90) Texts 81

Newman on Revelation, Hermeneutics, and Conscience Stephen M. Fields 89

Muhammad 'Abduh (1849-1905)

Texts 97

Muhammad 'Abduh: A Sufi-Inspired Modernist? Vincent J. Cornell 105

Sayyid Abu l-A'la Mawdudi (1903-79)

Texts 115

Mawdudi and the Challenges of Modernity Abdullah Saeed 125

Lesslie Newbigin (1909-98)

Texts 133

Newbigin and the Critique of Modernity Paul Weston 141

Alasdair MacIntyre (1929-)

Text 151

MacIntyre on Tradition John Milbank 157

Seyyed Hossein Nasr (1933-)

Texts 169

Seyyed Hossein Nasr on Tradition and Modernity Joseph E. B. Lumbard 177

Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza (1938-)

Texts 185

Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza: A Christian Feminist Responds to Betrayals of the Tradition Lucy Gardner 193

Tariq Ramadan (1962-)

Texts 201

Tariq Ramadan's Tryst with Modernity: Toward a European Muslim Tradition Sajjad Rizvi 209

Afterword Rowan Williams 221

Index 227

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"Any serious discussion of the relations between tradition and modernity, and of the many ways in which these may be construed and pursued within faiths which between them comprise half of humanity, is genuinely important. But more than that, this book is an education in modes of thinking outside the individualistic positivist paradigm and an introduction to the special character of the dialogue between theology and historical sociology as disciplines sharing similar hermeneutic problems."—David Martin, Fellow of the British Academy and Emeritus Professor of Sociology, London School of Economics

"The relation of ancient sacred traditions to modernity has been central and sometimes deeply troubling for all religions. These timely and searching essays reflect on that relationship with learning, imagination, and openness. It is indispensable reading for all those concerned with contemporary Christianity and Islam."—Gavin D'Costa, professor of Catholic theology, University of Bristol

Gavin D'Costa

The relation of ancient sacred traditions to modernity has been central and sometimes deeply troubling for all religions. These timely and searching essays reflect on that relationship with learning, imagination, and openness. It is indispensable reading for all those concerned with contemporary Christianity and Islam.

David Martin

Any serious discussion of the relations between tradition and modernity, and of the many ways in which these may be construed and pursued within faiths which between them comprise half of humanity, is genuinely important. But more than that, this book is an education in modes of thinking outside the individualistic positivist paradigm and an introduction to the special character of the dialogue between theology and historical sociology as disciplines sharing similar hermeneutic problems.

Editorial Reviews

A sublime record . . . as well as a potent resource that both traverses the subject matter addressed by the seminar and provides a consise introduction to a significant group of Muslim and Christian thinkers whose work and ideas are of exemplary relevance today.

Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations

This book engages not only scholars, but also all believers who care about the future of humanity and the role religion has in contributing to a better coexistence and cooperation between different cultures and ideologies.

Islamochristiana

Indispensable reading for all those with an interest in contemporary Christianity and Islam.

Church Times

"Indispensable reading for all those with an interest in contemporary Christianity and Islam."—Church Times

"This book engages not only scholars, but also all believers who care about the future of humanity and the role religion has in contributing to a better coexistence and cooperation between different cultures and ideologies."—Islamochristiana

From the Publisher