Islam Evolving: Radicalism, Reformation, and the Uneasy Relationship with the Secular West

by Taner Edis

Book Overview

How is Islam adapting to the rapid changes of the 21st century? Despite political unrest and terrorism, the author argues that many Muslim societies are successfully developing their own versions of modern life. In contrast to the secular liberal model that prevails in the West, Islam is demonstrating alternative ways to be modern while maintaining a distinctly Muslim worldview. Professor Edis, an American physicist with a secular viewpoint who was...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 163388189X
• ISBN13: 9781633881891
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: Prometheus Books
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 9.0"