The Renewal of Islam
Thinkers and Believers of the Modern Era
$32.22
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
1 June 2027
Summary
In The Renewal of Islam, Fitzroy Morrissey explores the evolution of modern Islam, from the nineteenth century to present day.
He tells the story of how Muslim thinkers have reinterpreted Islam to meet the challenges posed by the modern world, including Islamic thinking about gender, politics and history; the modern history of Sunni-Shi‘i and Muslim-non-Muslim relations; and contemporary efforts to establish moderate and progressive forms of Islam in response to the rise of S…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781804542187 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1804542180 |
| Author: | Fitzroy Morrissey |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Apollo |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 1 June 2027 |
| Dimensions: | 129mm x 198mm |
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Critics Review
Excellent … thoughtful and engaging – Samuel Rubinstein * The Critic *
Accomplished … Insightful – Philip Lewis * Church Times *
Fitzroy Morrissey
Fitzroy Morrissey is a historian of the Islamic world and a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. He speaks Arabic and Persian and has a DPhil in Oriental Studies from Oxford, where he currently teaches on the Islamic Studies, Middle Eastern Studies and Theology courses. He works on the intellectual history of the Muslim world, focusing on Sufism, Islamic philosophy, Muslim views of other religions and modern Islamic thought.
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