Islamic Perspective Journal

Number 5, 2011

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The Journal of Islamic Perspective is a peer reviewed publication of the Center for Humanities and Sociological Studies, affiliated to the London Academy of Iranian Studies (LAIS) and aims to create a dialogue between intellectuals, thinkers and writers from the IslamicWorld and academics, intellectuals, thinkers and writers from other parts of the Globe. Issues in the context of Culture, Islamic Thoughts & Civilizations, and other relevant areas of social sciences, humanities and cultural studies are of interest and we hope to create a global platform to deepen and develop these issues in the frame of a Critical Perspective. Our motto is homo sum; humani nihil a me alienum puto. Contributions to Islamic Perspective do not necessarily reflect the views of the editorial board or the Center for Humanities and Sociological Studies.

Contents:

Interview

Interview on Anarchist Social Theory 13

Articles

The Development of the Critical Theory of Society and Religion:
The Yearning for Perfect Justice and Unconditional Love
Rudi CT 25

Walter Benjamin’s Theory of Divine Violence and Political
Messianism

Dustin Byrd 194

Exploring Some of The Educational Implications of Knowledge by
Presence

Sayyed Mohsen Fatemi 232

An antipodean perspective for considering religion and spirituality
in New Zealand

Edgar Burns 246

The Logic of Storytelling and the Storytelling of Logic
Peter Stone 279

Human Rights and cultural interpretations of Human Rights
António Pedro Dores 308

The Evolution of Consciousness and the Role of Religion
Richard Curtis 330

Weltanschauung and Anthropo-Logy in the Frommesque Discourse
Seyed Javad Miri 351

Book Reviews

Jakob Skaovgaard-Peterson & Bettina Graf (ed.), Global Mufti—
The Phenomenon of Yusuf al-Qaradawi
Yoginder Sikand 367

Amarnath Amarasingam (ed.), Religion and the New Atheism:A
Critical Appraisal
Massimo Rosati 371

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Number 4, 2010

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The Journal of Islamic Perspective is a peer reviewed publication of the Center for Humanities and Sociological Studies, affiliated to the London Academy of Iranian Studies (LAIS) and aims to create a dialogue between intellectuals, thinkers and writers from the IslamicWorld and academics, intellectuals, thinkers and writers from other parts of the Globe. Issues in the context of Culture, Islamic Thoughts & Civilizations, and other relevant areas of social sciences, humanities and cultural studies are of interest and we hope to create a global platform to deepen and develop these issues in the frame of a Critical Perspective. Our motto is homo sum; humani nihil a me alienum puto. Contributions to Islamic Perspective do not necessarily reflect the views of the editorial board or the Center for Humanities and Sociological Studies.

Contents:

Interview

Interview on Globalization
Judith Blau 15

Articles
Deconstructing Global Education
Sayyed Mohsen Fatemi 23
AreWe Now “Post-Secular”? A critique of some of the recent claims
Bill Cooke 39
Faith and Science: Juan Luís Segundo On Religion and Science
Richard Curtis 54
The Swastika and The Crescent – “Islamofascism”: Reality or Political Syllogism
Dustin Byrd 73
The Paradoxes of the Secular State
Roland Boer 92
Religion as Worldview: Its Primordial, Perennial, and Practical Significance
John Herlihy 109
Johannine Christianity and Secularisation
Matthew Del Nevo 142
The Vatopedi Monasteri Scandal:What does the media coverage of the scandal show about the contemporary social and political role of Greek Orthodox Church?
Despina Chronaki 161
Soroush, Sufi Hermeneutics and Legitimizing a Hybrid Muslim Identity
Banafsheh Madaninejad 183
The Semantic Potential of Religion in Habermas’ Struggle for Modernity: Something’s Missing
Michael R. Ott 198
Next challenge: Community Development and Superintelligence
Ali Akbar Ziaee 243
Religion and Social Theory in the Frommesque Discourse
Seyed Javad Miri 254
Towards an Index of global tolerance: A quantitative analysis, based on the “World Values Survey” data
Arno Tausch 263
The Qur’an as a Criterion for Hadith-Text Examination
Israr Ahmad Khan 280

Book Reviews

Yoginder Sikand, ed., Madrasa Reforms—Indian Muslim Voices, Mumbai: Vikas Adhyayan Kendra
Nasir Khan 314
M.L.Bhatia, The Ulama, Islamic Ethics and Courts Under the Mughals—Aurangzeb Revisited
Yoginder Sikand 318

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Volume 9 . December 2008

Volume 8 . December 2007

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Number 3, 2010

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The Journal of Islamic Perspective is a peer reviewed publication of the Center for Humanities and Sociological Studies, affiliated to the London Academy of Iranian Studies (LAIS) and aims to create a dialogue between intellectuals, thinkers and writers from the Islamic World and academics, intellectuals, thinkers and writers from other parts of the Globe. Issues in the context of Culture, Islamic Thoughts & Civilizations, and other relevant areas of social sciences, humanities and cultural studies are of interest and we hope to create a global platform to deepen and develop these issues in the frame of a Critical Perspective. Our motto is homo sum; humani nihil a me alienum puto. Contributions to Islamic Perspective do not necessarily reflect the views of the editorial board or the Center for Humanities and Sociological Studies.

Interview
Interview on Rationalization and Modernities
George Ritzer 7
Articles
Islam and Barbie: The Commodification of Hijabi Dolls
Faegheh Shirazi 10
The Challenge of Postmetaphysical Thinking and The Nature of Religious Thought
Kenneth G. MacKendrick 28
Secularization and The Iranian Revolution
Warren S. Goldstein 50
If Tomorrow Never Comes; Reflections on The Last Day on Earth
John Herlihy 68
Feminist Research for Social Change
Ayeesha Zawahir 87
Abu Ali Miskawayh: Contribution to Arabic Historiography
Badruddin Bhat 95
Problems with The Avicennian Concept of God’s Knowledge
Rachel Woodlock 103
Iranian Studies at Concordia University: A Unique Program in Canada
Umberto Cicchetti 108
Muslim Projects to Halt Climate Change in Indonesia
Fachruddin M. Mangunjaya, Iwan Wijayanto, Jatna Supriatna,
Harfiyah Haleem, Fazlun Khalid 116
The Environmental Crisis and Global Violence: A Matter of Misplaced Values
Richard Foltz 131
Religionsgeschichte and Sadrian Paradigm; Consecrative Power and Discriminative Ability
Seyed Javad Miri 141
One Anonimous Group; the Pomacs in Bulgarian Political Life after The Collapse of Totalitarian Regime
Margarita Karamihova 148
The Role of Sound Reasoning in Hadith-Text Examination
Israr Ahmad Khan 164
Cultural Sufism and its Relationship to ‘Irfan
Seyed Sadreddin Safavi 190

Book Reviews
Zainah Anwar Ed., Wanted—Equality and Justice in the Muslim Family
Yoginder Sikand 196
Angel Rabasa and F. Stephen Larrabee, The Rise of Political Islam in Turkey
Ejder Kumuş 203
Shireen Hunter Ed., Reformist Voices of Islam—Mediating Islam and Modernity
Yoginder Sikand 205

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