Description: Further DetailsTitle: Norman Anderson and the Christian Mission to Modernise IslamCondition: NewEAN: 9781849047036ISBN: 9781849047036Publisher: C Hurst & Co Publishers LtdFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 11/23/2017Item Height: 216mmItem Length: 138mmAuthor: Todd ThompsonLanguage: EnglishDescription: Western Christians in the twentieth century viewed Islam through a lens of social and political concerns that would have appeared novel to their medieval and early-modern predecessors. Concerns about the predicament of secular 'modernity' infused Christian discourse with distinct assumptions that shaped engagement with Islam in fundamentally new ways. J. N. D. (Norman) Anderson (1908-94), a highly influential British Christian scholar of Islam, embodied this new orientation in his commitment to 'modernise' Islam. Anderson's engagement with Islam as a missionary, intelligence agent, scholar of Islamic law and advisor to various Muslim governments, spanned multiple decades and continents. As well as shaping Western understandings of Islamic law and its application, he was involved in debates about the end of the British Empire and the transformation of Christian missions following formal decolonisation. Because of Anderson's location at the intersection of so many different debates concerning Islam, his life provides unique insights into the ways in which Christians reconfigured their response to Islam in the last century. Given Christianity's continued influence on British and American ideas about Islam, this study provides crucial insight into the persistent focus on 'modernising' and 'secularising' Islam today.Country/Region of Manufacture: GBGenre: Philosophy & SpiritualityTopic: Society & Culture, Social SciencesRelease Year: 2017 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Norman Anderson and the Christian Mission to Modernise Islam
Publication Name: Norman Anderson and the Christian Mission to Modernise Islam
Title: Norman Anderson and the Christian Mission to Modernise Islam
EAN: 9781849047036
ISBN: 9781849047036
Publisher: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format: Hardback
Release Date: 11/23/2017
Release Year: 2017
Item Height: 216mm
Item Length: 138mm
Author: Todd Thompson
Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Genre: Philosophy & Spirituality
Topic: Social Sciences
