Religion, law, and society : a Christian-Muslim discussion /

Religion, law, and society : a Christian-Muslim discussion / [print] Tarek Mitri, editor. - Geneva : WCC Publications ; (c)1995. Kampen : Kok Pharos Pub. Company, (c)1995. - xvi, 137 pages ; 22 cm.

"This book is the fruit of two Christian-Muslim colloquia convened by the Office on Interreligious Relations of the World Council of Churches ... held in Switzerland (Geneva and Nyon) in December 1992 and November 1993"--P. xiii.

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction Typologies of religion and state Shariah and modernity The implications of Shariah, Fiqh and Qanun in an Islamic state Shariah, change and plural societies Tashri (process of law-making) in Islam Notes on Shariah, Fiqh and Ijtihad On the urgency of Ijtihad Shariah and religious pluralism Islamic Shariah and the status of non-Muslims Muslim minorities and Shariah in Europe Secularism and religion Religion and secularization : introductory remarks from a Western-Christian experience Secularism and religion : alternative bases for the quest for a genuine pluralism State, religion, and laicite : the Western European experience The role of religious institutions and 'ulama' in a contemporary Muslim societ/ Human rights and Islamic revivalism Differing perceptions of human rights : Asian-African interventions at the [United Nations] Human Rights Conference Tarek Mitri -- Sheila McDonough -- Walid Saif -- Tayyib Z. Al-Abdin -- Jrgen S. Nielsen -- Asghar Ali Engineer -- Mokhtar Ihsan Aziz -- Khalid Ziadeh -- Bert F. Breiner -- Ghazi Salahuddin Atabani -- Ge Speelman -- Mohammed Ben-Yunusa -- Heinz Klautke -- Bert F. Breiner -- Jrgen S. Nielsen -- Tayyib Z. Al-Abdin -- Walid Saif -- Thomas Michel.



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Islam--Relations--Christianity.
Christianity and other religions--Islam.
Religion and law--Comparative studies.

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