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008			160209s1997 001|0 eng u
020			_a1851681213 (pbk.)
100	1		_aEsack, Farid.
245	1	0	_aQur'an, liberation & pluralism : _h[manuscript] / _can Islamic perspective of interreligious solidarity against oppression.
260			_aOneworld, : _bOxford :, _cc1997.
300			_axii, 288 p. ; 23 cm.
505	8		_aIncludes bibliographical references and index
520			_a"The demise of apartheid in South Africa in the 1980s followed an unprecedented unity in struggle against oppression from members of different faith traditions. Determined as South African Muslims were to participate with the rest of the oppressed in solidarity against apartheid, this brought them into conflict with interpretations of the Qur'an that denied virtue outside Islam, and left them searching for a theology that would allow them to both co-operate against injustice and be true to their faith." "In this challenging account, Farid Esack reflects on key qur'anic passages used in the context of oppression to rethink the role of Islam in a plural society. He exposes how traditional interpretations of the Qur'an were used to legitimize an unjust order, and demonstrates that those very texts used to support religious intolerance, if interpreted within a contemporary socio-historical context, support active solidarity with the religious Other for change."--Jacket.
650		4	_aIslam _x20th century ;
650		4	_aLiberation theology ;
650		4	_aApartheid _xReligious aspects _xIslam.
650		4	_aIslam and humanism ;
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