LIBERAL ISLAM AND MULTI-RELIGIOUS CO-EXISTENCE
LIBERAL ISLAM AND MULTI-RELIGIOUS CO-EXISTENCE

Summary/Abstract: Kurzman tackles the unspoken premise of the clash-of-civilizations theorists: that of the demonisation of Islam by the West. Kurzman echoes Mahmutćehajić in arguing that in "liberal" Islam (i.e. one that takes account of both modernity and tradition, to use Mahmutćehajić´s terms) there are strong philosophical grounds for tolerance of other religions and for social models based on co-existence rather than conflict. "Many non-Muslims have a picture of Islam as uniformly intolerant and fanatic, a picture that is rooted in centuries of hostilities and misimpressions. I argue that this picture is erroneous, and that there is a growing number of Muslims who share common concerns with Western liberalism. One of these concerns is peaceful multi-religious co-existence. I believe there are three primary Islamic approaches to the subject of peaceful multi-religious co-existence: The first approach I call the "liberal shari´a". In this approach Islamic scholars base." (...)

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