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Islam in a Post-Secular Society
Religion, Secularity and the Antagonism of Recalcitrant Faith
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Dustin Byrd
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English
Published/Copyright:
2017
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Islam in the Post-Secular Society: Religion, Secularity and the Antagonism of Recalcitrant Faith critically examines the unique challenges facing Muslims in Europe and North America. From the philosophical perspective of the Frankfurt School’s Critical Theory, this book attempts not only to diagnose the current problems stemming from a marginalization of Islam in the secular West, but also to offer a proposal for a Habermasian discourse between the religious and the secular.
By highlighting historical examples of Islamic and western rapprochement, and rejecting the ‘clash of civilization’ thesis, the author attempts to find a ‘common language’ between the religious and the secular, which can serve as a vehicle for a future reconciliation.
By highlighting historical examples of Islamic and western rapprochement, and rejecting the ‘clash of civilization’ thesis, the author attempts to find a ‘common language’ between the religious and the secular, which can serve as a vehicle for a future reconciliation.
Author / Editor information
Dustin J. Byrd, Ph.D. (2016), Michigan State University, is an Assistant Professor of Humanities at Olivet College in Michigan. He has published monographs, edited volumes and many articles on both Islam and the Frankfurt School’s Critical Theory. His latest book, Malcolm X: From Political Eschatology to Religious Revolutionary, was co-edited with Seyed Javad Miri (Brill, 2016).
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eBook published on:
April 11, 2017
eBook ISBN:
9789004328556
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Main content:
336
eBook ISBN:
9789004328556
Keywords for this book
the West; secularity; Critical Theory; Habermas; terrorism; future; reconciled; society; immigration; integration; ISIS
Audience(s) for this book
This book is geared to all interested in Islam in the West, secularization theory, and the Frankfurt School’s critical theory of religion. It would be of interest to libraries, advanced undergraduate students in religion and philosophy, graduate students in religion and philosophy, as well as scholars in the same fields.
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