Islamic Perspective Journal
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 âPost-Secularâ? A critique of some of the recent claims
Bill Cooke 39
Faith and Science: Juan LuĂs Segundo On Religion and Science
Richard Curtis 54
The Swastika and The Crescent – âIslamofascismâ: 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 Habermasâ Struggle for Modernity: Somethingâs 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 âWorld Values Surveyâ data
Arno Tausch 263
The Qurâan as a Criterion for Hadith-Text Examination
Israr Ahmad Khan 280
Book Reviews
Yoginder Sikand, ed., Madrasa ReformsâIndian Muslim Voices, Mumbai: Vikas Adhyayan Kendra
Nasir Khan 314
M.L.Bhatia, The Ulama, Islamic Ethics and Courts Under the MughalsâAurangzeb Revisited
Yoginder Sikand 318