Scripture people : Salafi Muslims in Evangelical Christians' America /

On 9/11, many Americans were introduced to an Islamic movement called Salafism, the theological strand that includes Al Qaeda. Since then, Salafism, an important and popular movement in global Islam, has frequently been disparaged as 'Radical Islam' or 'Islamic fundamentalism.' S...

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Main Author: Taylor, Matthew D., 1980- (Author)
Other Authors: Hussain, Amir, 1965- (writer of foreword.)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2023.
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. THE EVOLUTION OF TWO AMERICAN SPECIES OF SCRIPTURE
  • 2. WHAT IS A SALAFI OR AN EVANGELICAL ANYWAY?
  • 3. SPLITTING THE ATOM OF TEXT AND TRADITION
  • 4. EDUCATION AND THE DEMOCRATIZATION OF SCRIPTURE
  • 5. HOW "AMERICAN" CAN SALAFISM BE?
  • 6. EMPOWERED BY COMMON SENSE
  • 7. CAN WE CALL SALAFISM (OR EVANGLICALISM) A MOVEMENT?
  • CONCLUSION
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • NOTES.