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  • Systemic Islamophobia in Canada

    A Research Agenda

    Edited by Anver Emon ...
    Series series Dimensions: Islam, Muslims, and Critical Thought
    Systemic Islamophobia in Canadapresents critical perspectives on systemic Islamophobia in Canadian politics, law, and society, and maps areas for future research and inquiry. The authors consist of both scholars and professionals who encounter in the ordinary course of their work the – sometimes banal, sometimes surprising – operation of systemic Islamophobia. Centring the lived realities of ... Read more

    $26.69 USD

  • The Objectives of Islamic Law

    The Promises and Challenges of the Maqasid al-Shari'a

    by Idris Nassery, Muna Tatari, Cefli Ademi, Habib Ahmed, Jasser Auda, Ayesha S. Chaudhry, Adis Duderija, Mohammad Hashim Kamali0, Mouez Khalfaoui1, Mohammed Nekroumi2, Felicitas Opwis3, Younes Soualhi4, Rumee Ahmed5, Muhammad Khalid Masud7 ...
    Scholars, thinkers, and activists around the world are paying increasing attention to a legal reform method that promises to revolutionize the way people think about Islamic law. Known as “The Objectives of the Shari‘a” (maqa?id al-shari‘a), the theory offers a way to derive and apply new Islamic laws using an ancient methodology. The theory identifies core objectives that underlie Islamic law, ... Read more

    $42.89 USD

  • Islamic and Jewish Legal Reasoning

    Encountering Our Legal Other

    by Anver Emon ...
    By pairing a scholar of Islamic law with a scholar of Jewish law, a unique dynamic is created, and new perspectives are made possible. These new perspectives not only enable an understanding of the other’s legal tradition, but most saliently, they offer new insights into one’s own legal tradition, shedding light on what had previously been assumed to be outside the scope of analytic vision.In the ... Read more

    $21.00 USD

  • Shari'a Law and Modern Muslim Ethics

    by Anver Emon, Ziba Mir-Hosseini, Zakia Salime, Malika Zeghal, Clark Lombardi, Connie J. Cannon, Ahmet T. Kuru, Muhammad Qasim Zaman, Dorothea E. Schulz, Michael G. Peletz ...
    Many Muslim societies are in the throes of tumultuous political transitions, and common to all has been heightened debate over the place of sharia law in modern politics and ethical life. Bringing together leading scholars of Islamic politics, ethics, and law, this book examines the varied meanings and uses of Islamic law, so as to assess the prospects for democratic, plural, and gender-equitable ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

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  • Counterterrorism and Identities

    Canadian Viewpoints

    by Jack Jedwab ...
    Counterterrorism and Identities presents a detailed analysis of Canadian public opinion on questions of national security, terrorism, and counterterrorism. Where we live, our religious identification, our age, gender, and values all have an impact on our views on these issues, as do events such as 9/11 and more recent terrorist incidents in Canada and abroad. With the safety of the public and the ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • When God Goes to Starbucks

    A Guide to Everyday Apologetics

    by Paul Copan ...
    More than ever, Christians are bombarded with tough faith questions from their pluralistic friends and neighbors. Many of these emerge as "anti-truth claims" and slogans we are all familiar with:• Why not just look out for yourself?• Do what you want--just as long as you don't hurt anyone• Miracles violate the laws of nature• Aren't people born gay?Paul Copan has been answering questions like ... Read more

    $13.69 USD

  • Religious Radicalization and Securitization in Canada and Beyond

    Edited by Paul Bramadat, Lorne Dawson ...
    After the terrorist attacks of 9/11, those in London and Madrid, and the arrest of the “Toronto 18,” Canadians have changed how they think about terrorism and security. As governments respond to the potential threat of homegrown radicalism, many observers have become concerned about the impact of those security measures on the minority groups whose lives are “securitized.”In Religious ... Read more

    $33.99 USD

  • Why People Don't Believe

    Confronting Six Challenges to Christian Faith

    by Paul Chamberlain ...
    Religion is increasingly seen as a dangerous source of violence in the world, breeding a fear of faith in a very vocal group of critics. Most Christians are blissfully unaware of the litany of allegations being brought against religion, including that it is the cause of intolerance, imperialism, irrationality, bigotry, and war, to name a few. But ignorance is not the answer.In Why People Don't ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

  • Countering Violent Extremism

    The International Deradicalization Agenda

    by Tahir Abbas ...
    Terrorism, radicalization and violent extremism dominate sociological, political and cultural concerns in today's polarized social and political world. However, the role of governments and issues relating to state terrorism and the counter-terror state remain important considerations. This book presents an understanding of the concept of Countering Violent Extremism from a critical terrorism ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • A Public Faith

    How Followers of Christ Should Serve the Common Good

    by Miroslav Volf ...
    Covering such timely issues as witness in a multifaith society and political engagement in a pluralistic world, this compelling book highlights things Christians can do to serve the common good. Now in paperback.Praise for the cloth editionNamed one of the "Top 100 Books" and one of the "Top 10 Religion Books" of 2011 by Publishers Weekly"Accessible, wise guidance for people of all faiths."- ... Read more

    $17.29 USD

  • Islamophobia

    The Challenge of Pluralism in the 21st Century

    Edited by John L. Esposito, Ibrahim Kalin ...
    Islamophobia has been on the rise since September 11, as seen in countless cases of discrimination, racism, hate speeches, physical attacks, and anti-Muslim campaigns. The 2006 Danish cartoon crisis and the controversy surrounding Pope Benedict XVI's Regensburg speech have underscored the urgency of such issues as image-making, multiculturalism, freedom of expression, respect for religious symbols ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

  • Allah

    A Christian Response

    by Miroslav Volf ...
    From Miroslav Volf, one of the world's foremost Christian theologians—and co-teacher, along with Tony Blair, of a groundbreaking Yale University course on faith and globalization—comes Allah, a timely and provocative argument for a new pluralism between Muslims and Christians.In a penetrating exploration of every side of the issue, from New York Times headlines on terrorism to passages in the ... Read more

    $14.99 USD