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New Conversations in Islamic and Christian Political Thought
Author(s) -
alAkiti Afifi,
Hordern Joshua
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the muslim world
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.106
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 1478-1913
pISSN - 0027-4909
DOI - 10.1111/muwo.12155
Subject(s) - islam , citation , politics , sociology , religious studies , media studies , theology , library science , philosophy , computer science , political science , law
The focus of our project, New Conversations in Islamic and Christian Political Thought, concerns the ‘pre-modern’ or ‘long’ traditions of political thought in Islam and Christianity. Readers of The Muslim World and Studies in Christian Ethics will know that the renaissance in Christian political thought since World War II has not yet witnessed a sustained engagement with Islamic political thought. Meanwhile, the interface of religion and political life has increasingly become a major focus of academic and public discourse. By exploring the varied traditions of Islam and Christianity, this project seeks to retrieve and develop wisdom in political understanding with a view to enriching this discourse