Islamic Hermeneutics of Nonviolence: Key Concepts and Methodological Steps
The article traces the key concepts and methodological steps that make an Islamic theology of nonviolence plausible. It offers the tools for a critical reading of classical texts, “sacred” history, and globalized modernity. The article deals with the theology of nonviolence as part of modern and con...
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| description | The article traces the key concepts and methodological steps that make an Islamic theology of nonviolence plausible. It offers the tools for a critical reading of classical texts, “sacred” history, and globalized modernity. The article deals with the theology of nonviolence as part of modern and contemporary theologies: those of religious pluralism, feminism and liberation, which are interconnected and share the same hermeneutical knots and challenges. Nonviolence theology can be considered the big umbrella that includes all these aspects. It is a postcolonial approach, nurtured by Sufism, that aims to liberate theology from past and present power claims and build the bases for radical reform. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-89bea393aac2445e85d501350a2d01342023-12-01T21:21:17ZengMDPI AGReligions2077-14442022-03-0113429510.3390/rel13040295Islamic Hermeneutics of Nonviolence: Key Concepts and Methodological StepsAdnane Mokrani0The Fondazione per le Scienze Religiose (FSCIRE), The Giorgio La Pira Library and Research Centre on the History and Doctrines of Islam, 90137 Palermo, ItalyThe article traces the key concepts and methodological steps that make an Islamic theology of nonviolence plausible. It offers the tools for a critical reading of classical texts, “sacred” history, and globalized modernity. The article deals with the theology of nonviolence as part of modern and contemporary theologies: those of religious pluralism, feminism and liberation, which are interconnected and share the same hermeneutical knots and challenges. Nonviolence theology can be considered the big umbrella that includes all these aspects. It is a postcolonial approach, nurtured by Sufism, that aims to liberate theology from past and present power claims and build the bases for radical reform.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/13/4/295nonviolenceIslamic theologyhermeneuticsTafsīrQurʾānic exegesisIslamic reform |
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| title | Islamic Hermeneutics of Nonviolence: Key Concepts and Methodological Steps |
| title_full | Islamic Hermeneutics of Nonviolence: Key Concepts and Methodological Steps |
| title_fullStr | Islamic Hermeneutics of Nonviolence: Key Concepts and Methodological Steps |
| title_full_unstemmed | Islamic Hermeneutics of Nonviolence: Key Concepts and Methodological Steps |
| title_short | Islamic Hermeneutics of Nonviolence: Key Concepts and Methodological Steps |
| title_sort | islamic hermeneutics of nonviolence key concepts and methodological steps |
| topic | nonviolence Islamic theology hermeneutics Tafsīr Qurʾānic exegesis Islamic reform |
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