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hebookengagesthereaderinarichdiscourseonthechallengesofdemocracyincontemporaryIslam.ThecollectionbeginswithaleadessaybyKhaledAbouElFadl,whoarguesthatdemocracy,especiallyaconstitutionaldemocracythatprotectsbasicindividualrights,istheformofgovernmentbestsuitedtopromotingasetofsocialandpoliticalvaluescentraltoIslam.BecauseIslamisaboutsubmissiontoGodandabouteachindividual'sresponsibilitytoserveasHisagentonEarth.AbouElFadlargues,thereisnoplaceforthesubjugationtohumanauthoritydemandedbyauthoritarianregimes.
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Released: Mon 1 Mar 2004
Catalogue Number: 0004389790

- Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr
- Subject Development: Legal aspects, Islamic
- Academic Level: Scholarly/Graduate
- Depth (m): 0.013
- Dewey: 297.2/72
- Height (m): 0.21
- Pages: 152
- Place Of Publication: United States
- Published Date: Mon 1 Mar 2004
- Weight (g): 204
- Width (m): 0.14
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