Table of Contents

Introduction1. Muhammad and the Quran: Messenger and MessageMuhammad and the Muslim CommunityMuhammad and the WestThe Quran: The Word of GodConclusion2. The Muslim Community in HistoryMuhammad and the Medinan StateThe Caliphate (632-1258)Islam and the West: The Crusades and Muslim Response to Militant ChristianityThe Sultanate Period: Medieval Muslim EmpiresIslam in the West3. Religious Life: Belief and PracticeTheologyIslamic Law4. Modern Islamic Reform MovementsFrom Imperial Islam to Islamic RevivalismRevivalism in IslamModern Islamic MovementsConclusion5. Religion & PoliticsThe Islamic ResurgenceA Quiet RevolutionGlobal TerrorismThe Globalization and Hijacking of JihadSayyid Qutb: Martyr of Islamic RadicalismThe Making of a Terrorist and his Global JihadTerrorists and Suicide BombingDemocratic Transition in TunisiaConclusion6. The Struggle for Islam in the Twenty-First CenturyThe Bifurcation of SocietyThe Ulama and ReformTradition: Anchor or Albatross? A Spectrum of Reformers and ApproachesCyberspace and High-Tech IslamCritical Areas of Islamic ReformThe Challenge of Religious PluralismGlobal Muslim Multifaith and Intercivilizational InitiativesThe Challenge of Pluralism for Western Secular DemocraciesConclusion, Timeline, Glossary, Select BibliographyIndex