New directions in Islamic thought : exploring reform and Muslim tradition / edited by Kari Vogt, Lena Larsen and Christian Moe.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [227]-256) and index.

The changeable and the unchangeable / Abdolkarim Soroush -- "Hold(ing) fast by the best in the precepts" : the Qur'an and method / Asma Barlas -- Law and ethics in Islam : the role of the maqāsịd / Mohammad Hashim Kamali -- Human rights and intellectual Islam / Mohsen Kadivar -- Classical fiqh, contemporary ethics and gender justice / Ziba Mir-Hosseini -- Timeless texts and modern morals : challenges in Islamic sexual ethics / Kecia Ali -- Gender equality and Islamic law : the case of Morocco / Aïcha El Hajjami -- Historical and political dynamics of the "women and Islam" issue : the Turkish case / Nazife Şişman -- Islamic authority / Khaled Abou El Fadl -- A theory of Islam, state and society / Abdullahi A. An-Na'im -- A call for a moratorium on corporal punishment : the debate in review / Tariq Ramadan -- Negotiating gender rights under religious law in Malaysia / Zainah Anwar -- The changing concepts of caliphate : social construction of Shari'a and the question of ethics / Muhammad Khalid Masud -- Can the state enforce Shari'a? : a discussion in Yogyakarta / Kari Vogt, Lena Larsen and Christian Moe.