Makers of Contemporary Islam

Makers of Contemporary Islam, by John L. Esposito and John O. Voll, explores the development of contemporary Islamic thought and movements through the lives and ideas of nine influential Muslim intellectuals and activists from diverse societies.

The book examines figures including Ismail Ragi al-Faruqi, Khurshid Ahmad, Maryam Jameelah, Hasan Hanafi, Rashid Ghannoushi, Hasan al-Turabi, Abdolkarim Soroush, Anwar Ibrahim, and Abdurrahman Wahid. Their experiences reflect the diversity of modern Muslim intellectual life and the different ways Muslims have engaged with questions of faith, politics, society, and modernity.

Focusing particularly on the 1980s and 1990s, the authors show how these thinkers helped shape Islamic renewal and provided intellectual foundations for emerging movements across the Muslim world. At the heart of their work was a continuing effort to understand how Islamic tradition could engage creatively and meaningfully with the challenges of modern life.

The book offers an accessible introduction to the ideas, debates, and personalities that helped shape contemporary Islamic thought and its continuing evolution into the twenty-first century.

• SBN-13: 9780195141283
• ISBN-10: 0195141288
• Author/Translator/Orator: John L. Esposito and John O. Voll
• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• Pages: 257
• Publisher: Oxford University Press