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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 USA
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   2007 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.467kg
ISBN:  

9781403975355

ISBN 10:   1403975353
Pages:   228
Publication Date:   25 September 2007
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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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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