From the Editor: What Does Pluralism Require of You?
Dennis Hoover Monday, 1 December 2008
For too many Americans, the topic of "Islam and pluralism" is approached exclusively as a study in contrasts. The assumption is that (1) Islam is a "fundamentalist" religion, and (2) fundamentalist religion is the enemy of pluralism. Therefore, to achieve a world in which Islam and pluralism fit happily together, one must first secularize Islam; it will only be Islam-lite that supports pluralism, not any recognizably orthodox version of Islam.
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