Pluralizmus és szekularizáció a kortárs muszlim gondolkodásban
Pluralism and Secularisation in Contemporary Muslim Thought: Nurcholish Madjid and Abdullahi Ahmad An-Na’im

Summary/Abstract: The article offers a sample of tolerant and pluralistic interpretations of Islamic precepts and law by contemporary Muslim thinkers, focusing on their understandings of the controversial concepts of religious pluralism and secularism. It demonstrates the ways in which the Indonesian Nurcholish Madjid and the Sudanese Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na’im use the concepts and methodological tools of the traditional Islamic religious sciences to find convincing arguments for peaceful coexistence with other religious communities, for freedom of thought and conscience, and for the adaptation of Muslim thought to the demands of contemporary society. It is also shown that, far from being marginal figures of contemporary Islam, the ideas of these thinkers do have a profound influence among Muslims wherever people can freely express their opinions and authorities do not stifle discussion.

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