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Title

A fresh look at Islam in a multi-faith world : a philosophy for success through education / Matthew L.N. Wilkinson.

Author

Wilkinson, M. L. N. (Matthew L. N.)

Publication

London ; New York : Routledge, 2015.

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Description

xxvi, 278 pages; 25 cm

Summary

• "A Fresh Look at Islam in a Multi-Faith World provides a comprehensively theorised and practical approach to thinking systematically and deeply about Islam and Muslims in a multi-faith world. It makes the case for a contemporary educational philosophy to help young Muslims surmount the challenges of post-modernity and to transcend the hiatuses and obstacles that they face in their interaction and relationships with non-Muslims and visa-versa.It argues that the philosophy of critical realism in its original, dialectical and metaReal moments so fittingly 'underlabours' (Bhaskar, 1975) for the contemporary interpretation, clarification and conceptual deepening of Islamic doctrine, practice and education as to suggest a distinctive branch of critical realist philosophy, specifically suited for this purpose. This approach is called Islamic Critical Realism.The book proceeds to explain how this Islamic Critical Realist approach can serve the interpretation of the consensual elements of Islamic doctrine, such as the six elements of Islamic belief and the five 'pillars' of Islamic practice, so that these essential features of the Muslim way of life can help Muslim young people to contribute positively to life in multi-faith liberal democracies in a globalising world.Finally, the book shows how this Islamic Critical Realist approach can be brought to bear in humanities classrooms by history, religious education and citizenship teachers to help Muslim young people engage informatively and transformatively with themselves and others in multi-faith contexts."--
• "A Fresh Look at Islam in a Multi-Faith World: A Philosophy for Success through Education provides a comprehensively theorised and practical approach to thinking systematically and deeply about Islam and Muslims in a multi-faith world. It makes the case for a contemporary educational philosophy to help young Muslims surmount the challenges of post-modernity and to transcend the hiatuses and obstacles that they face in their interaction and relationships with non-Muslims and visa-versa. It argues that the philosophy of critical realism in its original, dialectical and metaReal moments so fittingly 'underlabours' (Bhaskar, 1975) for the contemporary interpretation, clarification and conceptual deepening of Islamic doctrine, practice and education as to suggest a distinctive branch of critical realist philosophy, specifically suited for this purpose. This approach is called Islamic Critical Realism. The book proceeds to explain how this Islamic Critical Realist approach can serve the interpretation of the consensual elements of Islamic doctrine, such as the six elements of Islamic belief and the five 'pillars' of Islamic practice, so that these essential features of the Muslim way of life can help Muslim young people to contribute positively to life in multi-faith liberal democracies in a globalising world"--

Series Statement

New studies in critical realism and education (Routledge critical realism)

Uniform Title

New studies in critical realism and education.

Subject

• Islam
• Critical realism
• Education > Philosophy
• Islam > Relations
• Interfaith relations
• Selbstbild
• Bildung

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 256-269) and index.

Contents

Part 1. Historical background and sociological context -- Introduction: a tale of two young Muslims, a spiritual quest, a book to be used -- From sacred civilisation to secular confusion: why does Islam need a philosophy? -- Part 2. The philosophy of Islamic critical realism -- Shared meta-theoretical premises: 'underlabouring' and 'seriousness ' -- First Moment (IM): original Islamic critical realism -- Second Edge (2E): dialectical Islamic critical realism: the life of the Prophet Muhammad -- Islamic metaReality: the Articles of Faith and Pillars of Islam -- Part 3. Generating success with humanites education -- Towards an ontology of educational success: Muslim young people in humanities education -- History education: from absence to emancipation -- Religious education: learning about, from and for religion-for-life -- Citizenship education: a pathway to full critical engagement -- Conclusion: a call for esistential seriousness (r+p+e) to regenerate the Happy Muslim Consciousness -- Appendix: Possible reasons for differences in empirical findings about Muslim boys' identities.

Call Number

JFE 16-10426

ISBN

• 9780415813198 (hardback)
• 0415813190 (hardback)
• 1315745658
• 9781315745657
• 9781138898813
• 1138898813

LCCN

2014018723

OCLC

881280111

Author

Wilkinson, M. L. N. (Matthew L. N.)

Title

A fresh look at Islam in a multi-faith world : a philosophy for success through education / Matthew L.N. Wilkinson.

Publisher

London ; New York : Routledge, 2015.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

New studies in critical realism and education (Routledge critical realism)

New studies in critical realism and education.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 256-269) and index.

Research Call Number

JFE 16-10426