Author: Abou El Fadl, Khaled 1963-
Publication year: c2005.
Language: English
Call Number BP161.3 .A17 2005
Media class: Book
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: New York : HarperSanFrancisco
ISBN: 9780060563394 0060563397
Extent: viii, 308 p. ; 22 cm.
Description: Islam torn between extremism and moderation -- The roots of the problem -- The rise of the early puritans -- The story of contemporary puritans -- What all Muslims agreed upon -- God and the purpose of creation -- The nature of law and morality -- Approaches to history and modernity -- Democracy and human rights -- Interacting with non-Muslims and salvation -- Jihad, warfare, and terrorism -- The nature and role of women.