Islam in the European house: Towards an inter-religious social ethics

Islam im europäischen Haus: Wege zu einer interreligiösen Sozialethik

This book (in German), by Dr Hansjörg Schmid looks at the emerging ideas of 5 Muslim figures on religion, public life, the secular state and pluralism:

• Nasr Hamid Abu Zaid
• Dilwar Hussain
• Fikret Karčić
• Tariq Ramadan
• Azzam Tamimi

Summary

The focus of this book is on the relationship between religion, secular state and pluralistic society. The comparison carried out in this book of contemporary Muslim positions with selected references to Christian social ethics brings to light striking similarities as well as distinctions. Just as Christian social ethics have emerged as a response to social changes, Muslims in Europe are also now working to reconcile tradition and contemporary challenges. The book suggests that a purely denominational Christian social ethics as developed in the 19th Century, due to social pluralism, has now comes up against its limits. Only an inter-religious social ethics will provide an alternative to the challenges presented to religous discourse in the public arena.  The book  identifies and develops a basic methodology of shared social and ethical areas of action for Christians and Muslims.

The book can be purchased here (can also view contents and introduction):

http://www.herder.de/buecher/details?k_tnr=32557

or on Amazon.de

• Hardcover: 500 pages
• Publisher: Verlag Herder; 1 edition (September 27, 2012)
• Language: German
• ISBN-10: 3,451,325,578
• ISBN-13: 978-3451325571
• Size and / or weight: 21.4 x 13.4 x 4 cm

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