Bibliograph

Norman Anderson and the Christian mission to modernize Islam, Todd Thompson

Type

Label

Norman Anderson and the Christian mission to modernize Islam, Todd Thompson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Norman Anderson and the Christian mission to modernize Islam

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

bibliographydictionaries

Oclc number

1088658475

Responsibility statement

Todd Thompson

Series statement

Oxford scholarship online.

Summary

Western Christians in the 20th century viewed Islam through a lens of social & political concerns that would have appeared novel to their medieval & early-modern predecessors. Concerns about the predicament of secular 'modernity' infused Christian discourse with distinct assumptions that shaped engagement with Islam in fundamentally new ways. J.N.D. Anderson, a highly influential British Christian scholar of Islam, embodied this new orientation in his commitment to 'modernize' Islam. Anderson's engagement with Islam as a missionary, intelligence agent, scholar of Islamic law & advisor to various Muslim governments, spanned multiple decades & continents. As well as shaping Western understandings of Islamic law & its application, he was involved in debates about the end of the British Empire & the transformation of Christian missions following formal decolonization.--, Provided by publisher

Target audience

specialized

Creator