Volume One: Normative Conceptions of Islam as a
Religion
This volume sets out the principal dimensions of Islamic
self-conception as a religion. It deals systematically with the
meaning of Islam, the message of the Qur'an, the Prophet Muhammad,
Hadith, and ethics.
Volume Two: Normative Concepts of the Socio-political
Dimensions of Islam
Explores the normative or ideal doctrines of Islam with respect to
the operation of the public domain. In particular, the volume
considers Islamic teaching on the economy (such as profit and
investment), political life (especially the relationships between
the state and the community), the nature and function of law,
citizenship, and international relations such as war and peace.
Volume Three: Islam and the Private Sphere
Considers Islamic teaching with respect to the private sphere. This
section is particularly concerned with Islamic teaching on women,
family planning, reproduction, the status of children, divorce and
marriage. It considers and explores the debate within Islam over
women's rights and how social change has transformed the private
sphere.
Volume Four: Islam and Modern Society
This volume takes a critical look at Islam in actual relations to
the state, economy and society against the back-cloth of the
normative paradigm. It considers how modernity and globalization
have had an impact on Islamic public institutions. It considers
various Islamic responses to modern global society including
traditionalism, modernists, liberal Islam and fundamentalism. It
concludes the problem of Islamic authority in a secular global
context, and considers such issues as the Islamization of
science.
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