Islam and the Challenge of Democracy metaphysics theoretical

theoretical

This book is part of the Zaytuna College Curriculum Series

to corporate bailouts paired with public austerity programs that further impoverish struggling families and communities

” –Seyyed Hossein Nasr

prosperous adult life unconsciously

Islam and the Challenge of Democracy metaphysics theoreticalThis book engages the reader in a rich discourse on the challenges of democracy in contemporary Islam. The collection begins with a lead essay by Khaled Abou El Fadl, who argues that democracy, especially a constitutional democracy that protects basic individual rights, is the form of government best suited to promoting a set of social and political values central to Islam. Because Islam is about submission to God and about each individual's