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The first volume in the Contending Modernities series through Notre Dame Press, Inclusive Populism by Angus Ritchie draws on community organizing to map a way forward out of our current political crisis.
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Madrasa Discourses Goes to Bangladesh
Series: Madrasa DiscoursesAt the end of the workshop, it was clear that there was enthusiastic interest in both the topics and approach adopted by Madrasa Discourses. It was also clear that there were unique challenges as well as possibilities that might come with expanding the existing program to include Bangladesh.
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Why Madrasa Graduates Should Study Modern Science and Philosophy: Reflections on an Ongoing Debate on Madrasa Discourses in India
Series: Madrasa DiscoursesThere is a need to have a serious discussion on epistemology in order to rebuild the Islamic tradition in a new manner that is robust and coherent on the one hand, and on the other, is flexible enough to adapt to changing circumstances that future generations are bound to encounter.
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Without Literacy, There is No Wisdom: Reflections on Madrasa Discourses’ Summer Intensive in India
Muslim scholars should show courage to shoulder the accountability of the history they inherit and be ready to reinterpret parts of their tradition which are inconsistent with their modern experiences.
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Theorizing Modernities
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Islamic Law, Secularization, and Modernity: Two Islamic Conceptions of the Human
Islamic law (fiqh), far from reflecting an obstacle to secularization—at least in the institutional differentiation sense—was historically a catalyst to it.
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Sovereignty, Blackness, and the Decolonial Task: Thought Experiments
Black radical practice revises, reinterprets, and in some cases refuses the logic of sovereignty.
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Theorizing Bodies in Religious Studies
Decolonial scholarship on the body entails not just adding a new category of analysis; it requires a shift in approach.
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Global Currents
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Turkey’s Hagia Sophia Decision: The Collapse of Multiculturalism and Secularism or Something More?
The decision manufactures the “appearance of a clash of civilizations and the marriage of populism-nationalism with the instrumentalization of religion in service of the political desires of repressive political actors.”
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The Hagia Sophia Debate: A Muslim-Christian Liberation Theology Approach
Thus, we constantly have to return to asking ourselves: Are we following Jesus, or Emperor Constantine? Are we following Muhammad, or the murderers of his family and prophetic tradition?
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Between Minneapolis and East Jerusalem
Understanding that racism, sexism, imperialism, globalization, capitalism, and militarism are interlinked means we cannot myopically call to eradicate one while upholding the other.
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Research Areas
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Madrasa Discourses
A conciliation of traditional Islamic thought with contemporary scientific and philosophical worldviews can result in orthodox affirmations of human dignity that are essential for peaceful coexistence in a pluralistic world.Read More →
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Science and the Human Person
Rapid advances in science and technology are raising fundamental questions about human life, flourishing, suffering, and death. These and other ethical questions at the intersection of science and the human person have a global character, encompassing all of humanity.Read More →
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Reexamining Religion and Modernities
Addressing resurgent populism, antisemitism, and Islamophobia in Euro-America requires integrating diverse approaches to the study of religion and modernity with insights from the critical study of race, nationalism, and peace.Read More →
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Global Migration and the New Cosmopolitanism
The global expansion of migration over the past two generations has ushered in major social and economic changes, as well as profound ethical challenges concerning how citizens are to coexist in pluralistic societies.Read More →