TY  - BOOK
AU  - Esposito, John L  
TI  - The future of Islam
SN  - 9780195165210 (hc : acid-free paper)  
AV  - BP161.3 .E86 2010 
PY  - 2010///
CY  - New York
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Islam
KW  - 21st century
KW  - Relations
KW  - Islam and politics
KW  - Islamic countries
KW  - United States
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-219) and index; |tForeword /|rKaren Armstrong --|tThe many faces of Islam and Muslims --|tGod in politics --|tWhere are the Muslim reformers? --|tAmerica and the Muslim world: building a new way forward --|gConclusion
N2  - 520    A Georgetown University professor and well-known scholar 
       of Islam, Esposito analyzes the current and future 
       practice of Islam in this short but insightful volume. He 
       surveys a number of topics, including identity issues for 
       Muslims living in the West. Esposito highlights the world 
       views of modern Muslim thinkers, such as Tariq Ramadan 
       (Esposito modestly omits mention of his mentorship of some
       of these scholars). He tackles head-on the myth of Muslim 
       tolerance of 9/11 by pointing to polls showing that the 
       vast majority of Muslims disapproved of the attack and 
       that 358 Muslim employees at the World Trade Center were 
       among the dead. As a senior scientist for Gallup, Esposito
       has at his command the results of numerous polls of and 
       about Muslims. In this book, he goes beyond the numbers to
       showcase what Muslims really stand for and want in today's
       world. Esposito's enthusiasm for his topic makes his book 
       an easy and enlightening read. --Publishers Weekly 


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