Download or read book New Directions in Islamic Thought written by Kari Vogt and published by I.B. Tauris. This book was released on 2009 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Credits p. vii A note on transliteration p. viii Introduction Kari Vogt and Lena Larsen and Christian Moe p. 1 Part 1 The Changeable and the Unchangeable p. 7 1 The changeable and the unchangeable Abdolkarim Soroush p. 9 2 "Hold(ing) fast by the best in the precepts"--The Qur'an and method Asma Barlas p. 17 3 Law and ethics in Islam - The role of the maqasid Mohammad Hashim Kamali p. 23 4 Human rights and intellectual Islam Mohsen Kadivar p. 47 Part 2 The Challenge of Equality p. 75 5 Classical fiqh, contemporary ethics and gender justice Ziba Mir-Hosseini p. 77 6 Timeless texts and modern morals - Challenges in Islamic sexual ethics Kecia Ali p. 89 7 Gender equality and Islamic law - The case of Morocco Aicha El Hajjami p. 101 8 Historical and political dynamics of the "women and Islam" issue - The Turkish case Nazife Sisman p. 113 Part 3 Authority and Islamic Normativity p. 127 9 Islamic authority Khaled Abou El Fadl p. 129 10 A theory of Islam, state and society Abdullahi A. An-Na'im p. 145 11 A call for a moratorium on corporal punishment - The debate in review Tariq Ramadan p. 163 12 Negotiating gender rights under religious law in Malaysia Zainah Anwar p. 175 13 The changing concepts of caliphate - Social construction of Shari'a and the question of ethics Muhammad Khalid Masud p. 187 Part 4 Dialogue on New Directions p. 207 14 Can the State enforce Shari'a? - A discussion in Yogyakarta Kari Vogt and Lena Larsen and Christian Moe p. 209 Contributors p. 221 Notes p. 227 Index p. 257.