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1 online resource |
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Introduction -- The pathological state of Islamic identity -- The guardians of the temple -- The forty theses -- The past as history is always a self-interpretation of the Muslim in his everyday reality -- The "Holy scripture" is always autonomous. The Quran does not speak by itself: it is the people who induce its expression -- Every Muslim woman and man has the freedom to interpret the Quran as she or he wants -- A reform of Islam needs courageous reformers -- The heritage of Islam must be open to research -- The Quran itself speaks of the need to reform Islam -- Reform of Islam means adapting to modernity -- Self-critique and the critique of Islam is a declaration of love. It is a nuanced exercise of reason, not a blunt rejection of faith -- The Quran as God's word has become over centuries the human word -- Those who respect the Quran cannot take it literally -- Since the word of God needs supplementation, the Quran must be thought anew in a modern and humanistic way for today's world -- The Quran is only eternal and timeless as the foundation of humanistic ethics -- Islam is not a universal religion, for the Quran is a religious scripture addressed to the Arabs -- The proper creed of Islam is: "I attest, there is no god but Allah." (20:14) -- The Quran itself emphasizes the truth of the Torah and Gospels -- Muhammad is just a man like everyone else -- To err is human: the Prophet, too, made mistakes -- The Hadith arose two centuries after the death of the Prophet from political motives -- The reform of Islam is a constant struggle against the obfuscation of reason -- Until today, blind imitation is an attempted coup against reflective reason in Islam -- Muslims do not need scholars as intermediaries between God and human beings -- The mosques must finally be liberated from imported and self-made imams -- God is not a tyrant who is eagerly waiting to punish people. God is love, mercy and grace -- Islam is more than the five pillars and the doctrine of faith, namely it is also good conduct. Sola actio! -- God has liberated the human being to freedom -- God has bestowed on people freedom of expression -- Freedom of religion also applies to Islam -- No one has the right to declare other people unbelievers -- The principle that "the dignity of man is inviolable" also applies to Islam and Muslims -- Dialogue among Muslims is inevitable since there is no chosen religious community in Islam -- Reconciled diversity in the dialogic encounter: to be religious today means to be interreligious -- No religion possesses absolute truth and no human being has the key to paradise -- Islam has not made women free human beings, but slaves of men. The women of Islam must rise up since their tormentors will no liberate them -- The headscarf is not a religious requirement, but rather a historical product of male rule -- Not the Quran, but the male reign of conservative Islam forbids women to be active as imams in their communities -- Islamism has a great deal to do with Islam -- Islam unreformed is not a religion of peace -- The identity crisis of Islam is home-made. We Muslims are not victims -- Humanistic-modern Islam shares the world with other religions and worldviews -- Only a liberal Islam is sustainable -- Epilogue |
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Print version record |
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Islam -- 21st century.
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Islamic modernism.
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Islamic renewal.
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RELIGION -- Islam -- General.
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Islam
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Islamic modernism
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Islamic renewal
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Stergios, George, translator
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| ISBN |
9783959940566 |
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3959940564 |
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9783959940573 |
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3959940572 |
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