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Controversies in Islam
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Controversies in Islam

Religious Law, Qur'anic Ethical Imperatives, and Higher Moral Objectives
By: John Andrew Morrow

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A passionate call for reform and revival within Islam. Confronting pressing issues from women's rights to democracy, this work offers a lode star to guide the faith to a safe harbor.

This book is a passionate call for reflection, reason, reform, and revival within the Islamic religion. Addressing pressing issues like domestic violence, antisemitism, anti-Christian sentiment,…
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This book is a passionate call for reflection, reason, reform, and revival within the Islamic religion. Addressing pressing issues like domestic violence, antisemitism, anti-Christian sentiment, authoritarianism, pluralism, shariah punishments, jihad, polygyny, child marriages, women’s rights, racism, democracy, rationalism, geopolitics, interfaith relations, love and hatred, and the very future of the Muslim faith, this work serves as a lode star that can help steer the ship of Islam to a safe harbor.

John Andrew Morrow completed his doctoral degree at the University of Toronto (Canada). He has taught for universities around the world and rose to the rank of Full Professor of Foreign Languages and Literature. He was recognized as a Master Teacher and Distinguished Faculty Member by Ivy Tech in 2012 and 2013. He received an Interfaith Service Award from the Islamic Society of North America in 2016 and a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition in 2017. In 2022, the Interfaith Institute of Long Island listed him as one of the 100 Notable Muslim Americans, among the likes of El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, Warith Deen Mohammed, Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Sherman Jackson, and other leaders and scholars.

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  • ISBN: 1-5275-0172-8
  • ISBN13: 978-1-5275-0172-0
  • Date of Publication: 2023-04-27

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  • ISBN: 1-0364-2106-6
  • ISBN13: 978-1-0364-2106-9
  • Date of Publication: 2024-12-13

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  • ISBN: 1-5275-0173-6
  • ISBN13: 978-1-5275-0173-7
  • Date of Publication: 2024-12-13
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  • BIC: LAFS, JFSR2, JFSJ1
  • THEMA: LAFS(5PGP), JBSR, JBSF1
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  • “Controversies in Islam by Dr. John Andrew Morrow is an exceptional book by an internationally acclaimed scholar of Islam whose meticulous research and phenomenal learning in areas of critical contemporary significance makes him one of the foremost Muslim thinkers of our times… The openness, honesty and courage with which Dr. Morrow has engaged in such a challenging task makes this book a rare accomplishment.”
    - Dr. Riffat Hassan Professor Emerita, University of Louisville
  • “Courageous, venturesome, and thought-provoking. This book is a must-read for daring minds and sincere souls looking for the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth… Dr. John Andrew Morrow, a master of Islamic sciences for over three decades, provides a much-needed call to reconnect with the Qur’an as a book of love, and rethink Islam beyond forgeries and ill-intentioned misinterpretations.”
    - Dr. Abla Hasan Associate Professor of Arabic, Nebraska University

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