Tradition and Modernity
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 240 pp., 6 x 9 Paperback ISBN: 9781589019492 (1589019490) eBook ISBN: 9781589019829 May 2013 LC: 2012012108 |
Tradition and Modernity
Christian and Muslim Perspectives
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.
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.
Reviews
"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 Table of Contents Introduction David Marshall Part I: Surveys 1. Tradition and History in Islam: Primitivism in Islamic Thought and Scripture Vincent J. Cornell 2. Tradition Janet Soskice 3. Religious Authority and the Challenges of Modernity Philip Jenkins 4. Between Traditional and New Forms of Authority in Modern Islam Recep entürk 5. Freedoms of Speech and Religion in the Islamic Context Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im 6. Christianity, Modernity, and Freedom David Bentley Hart Part II: Christian and Muslim Thinkers on Tradition and Modernity 7. John Henry Newman (1801—90) Texts Newman on Revelation, Hermeneutics, and Conscience Stephen M. Fields 8. Muhammad 'Abduh (1849—1905) Texts Muhammad 'Abduh: A Sufi-Inspired Modernist? Vincent J. Cornell 9. Sayyid Abu l-A'la' Mawdudi (1903—79) Texts Mawdudi and the Challenges of Modernity Abdullah Saeed 10. Lesslie Newbigin (1909—98) Texts Newbigin and the Critique of Modernity Paul Weston 11. Alasdair MacIntyre (1929— ) Text MacIntyre on Tradition John Milbank 12. Seyyed Hossein Nasr (1933— ) Texts Seyyed Hossein Nasr on Tradition and Modernity Joseph E. B. Lumbard 13. Elizabeth Schüssler Fiorenza (1938— ) Texts Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza: A Christian Feminist Responds to Betrayals of the Tradition Lucy Gardner 14. Tariq Ramadan (1962— ) Texts Tariq Ramadan's Tryst with Modernity: Toward a European Muslim Tradition Sajjad Rizvi Afterword Rowan Williams Index |
