Islam Beyond Conflict Indonesian Islam and Western Political Theory
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Azyumardi Azra is Professor of History and Rector at the State University of Islamic Studies, Jakarta, Indonesia. Wayne Hudson is a Professor of Philosophy and World History at Griffith University, Australia.'Asking whether Islam and democracy are compatible requires us to explore our understandings of both. This important book brings together thinkers from two very relevant countries - Indonesia and Australia - to pursue the theoretical and real-world complexities that lurk here. It should be read by commentators, policy makers, activists and scholars. M. C. Ricklefs, National University of Singapore, Singapore 'This volume draws together well-informed critical reflections from both Western and Indonesian Islamic perspectives on citizenship, democratization, pluralism, civil society, and the rule of law. The conversations that emerge from this highlight internal tensions and complexities of both traditions in ways that illuminate important aspects of their contemporary interactions.' Michael Feener, National Univerisity of Singapore, Singapore