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The unique essays in this collection use the underlying allegiance to scripture in Islam, Judaism, and Christianity to underscore the deep affinities between the three monotheistic traditions while at the same time encouraging respect for the differences between the traditions to be preserved.

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Author:   S. Kepnes ,  B. Koshul
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2007
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9781349536030

ISBN 10:   1349536032
Pages:   228
Publication Date:   25 September 2007
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

"PART I: STDUYING THE WESTERN 'OTHER' AND UNDERSTANDING THE ISLAMIC 'SELF' Studying the Western 'Other' and Understanding the Islamic 'Self': A Qur'anically Reasoned Perspective; B.B.Koshul ""Voltaire's Bastards"" - A Response to Basit Koshul's ""Studying the Western Other""; M.S.Umar Islam, ""A Prophetic, Dissenting Witness within the Reality of the Modern World"": A Response to Basit Koshul; Y.Mermer Response to Basit Koshul; V.Cornell PART II: STUDYING THE ISLAMIC 'OTHER' AND UNDERSTANDING THE WESTERN 'SELF' Islam as Our ""Other,"" Islam as Our ""Self""; S.Kepnes Beyond Logics of Preservation and Burial: The Display of Distance and Proximity of Traditions in Scriptural Reasoning; N.Adams Response to Steven Kepnes; I.Markham Is Scriptural Reasoning Senseless? A Response to Steven Kepnes; M.Kavka PART III: REFLECTIONS ON SCRIPTURE, REASON AND THE CONTEMPORARY ISLAM-WEST ENCOUNTER; D.Ford, P.Ochs & T.Winter"

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STEVEN KEPNES is Murray W. and Mildred K. Finard Chair of Jewish Studies and Professor and Chair, Department of Religion, Colgate University, USA. BASIT BILAL KOSHUL is Assistant Professor, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan.

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