Forthcoming Religion Books

Forthcoming Books

1. Al-Ghazali, Averroes and the Interpretation of the Qur'an

   Common Sense and Philosophy in Islam

   By Avital Wohlman

   Series: Culture and Civilization in the Middle East

   This book examines the contrasting interpretations of Islam and the Qur’an by Averroes and Al-Ghazali, as a way of helping us untangle current impasses affecting each Abrahamic faith. This has traditionally been portrayed as a battle between philosophy and theology, but the book shows that Averroes...

   To Be Published May 31st 2013 by Routledge
2. The Qur'an and the Aramaic Gospel Traditions

   By Emran El-Badawi

   Series: Routledge Studies in the Qur'an

   This book is a literary and historical analysis of the Arabic Qur’an and Aramaic Gospels, i.e. the four canonical Gospels preserved in the Syriac and Christian Palestinian Aramaic (CPA) dialects....

   To Be Published June 29th 2013 by Routledge
3. Islam in the Modern World

   Edited by Jeffrey T. Kenney, Ebrahim Moosa

   Series: Religions in the Modern World

   This comprehensive introduction explores the landscape of contemporary Islam. Written by a distinguished team of scholars, it: provides broad overviews of the developments, events, people and movements that have defined Islam in the three majority-Muslim regions traces the connections between...

   To Be Published July 18th 2013 by Routledge
4. Mobilizing Religion in Middle East Politics

   A Comparative Study of Israel and Turkey

   By Yusuf Sarfati

   Series: Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Politics

   Contrary to the expectations of the secularization theorists, religious political movements rose to prominence in numerous countries across the globe in the past three decades. By examining the conditions that underlie the electoral fortunes of religious actors in democratic regimes, this book...

   To Be Published August 5th 2013 by Routledge
5. Controversies in Contemporary Islam

   By Oliver Leaman

   This book helps to deepen our understanding of the varieties of contemporary Islam and the issues that are of most concern to Muslims today. Oliver Leaman explores some of the controversies and arguments that exist within Islam and between Islam and other religions. He considers how the religion...

   To Be Published September 9th 2013 by Routledge
6. The Qur'an in Christian-Muslim Dialogue

   Historical and Modern Interpretations

   By Corrie Block

   Series: Culture and Civilization in the Middle East

   Offering an analysis of Christian-Muslim dialogue across four centuries, this book highlights those voices of ecumenical tone which have more often used the Qur’an for drawing the two faiths together rather than pushing them apart, and amplifies the voice of the Qur’an itself. Finding that there...

   To Be Published September 24th 2013 by Routledge
7. The Life of Muhammad

   Al-Waqidi's Kitab al-Maghazi

   Edited by Rizwi Faizer

   Series: Routledge Studies in Classical Islam

   Muhammad b. ‘Umar al-Waqidi was a Muslim scholar, born in Medina in the 1st Century. Of his several writings the most significant is the Kitab al-Maghazi, one of the earliest standard histories of the life of the Prophet. Translated into English for the first time, Rizwi Faizer makes available...

   To Be Published September 26th 2013 by Routledge
8. Religious Scholars and the Umayyads

   Piety-Minded Supporters of the Marwanid Caliphate

   By Steven Judd

   Series: Culture and Civilization in the Middle East

   Religious Scholars and the Umayyads analyzes legal and theological developments during the Marwanid period (64/684--132/750), focusing on religious scholars who supported the Umayyads. Their scholarly network extended across several generations and significantly influenced the development of the...

   To Be Published September 29th 2013 by Routledge
9. Christian Communities in the Middle East

   Faith, Identity and Integration

   By Fiona McCallum

   Series: Routledge Studies in Religion and Politics

   The Christian communities in the Middle East exist in an environment where religion has retained strong social significance but society is dominated by a different faith. This work explores the different historical processes of state building to examine regime policies towards the Christian...

   To Be Published September 30th 2013 by Routledge
10. Ethics in Islam

    Friendship in the Political Thought of Al-Tawhidi and his Contemporaries

    By Nuha Al-Shaar

    Series: Culture and Civilization in the Middle East

    This book offers a critical study of ethical and socio-political thought in the Buyid period....

    To Be Published September 30th 2013 by Routledge