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Legal Authority in Premodern Islam: Yahya B Sharaf Al-Nawawi in the Shafi'i School of Law (Culture and Civilization in the Middle East)
by Fachrizal A. HalimOffering a detailed analysis of the structure of authority in Islamic law, this book focuses on the figure of Yahyā b. Sharaf al-Nawawī, who is regarded as the chief contributor to the legal tradition known as the Shāfi'ī madhhab in traditional Muslim sources, named after Muhammad b. Idrīs al-Shāfi'ī (d. 204/820), the supposed founder of the school of law. Al-Nawawī’s legal authority is situated in a context where Muslims demanded to stabilize legal disposition that is consistent with the authority of the madhhab, since in premodern Islamic society, the ruling powers did not produce or promulgate law, as was the case in other, monarchic civilizations. Al-Nawawī’s place in the long-term formation of the madhhab is significant for many reasons but for one in particular: his effort in reconciling the two major interpretive communities among the Shāfi'ites, i.e., the tarīqas of the Iraqians and Khurasanians. This book revisits the history of the Shāfi'ī school in the pre-Nawawic era and explores its later development in the post-Nawawic period. Presenting a comprehensive picture of the structure of authority in Islamic law, specifically within the Shafi’ite legal tradition, this book is an essential resource for students and scholars of Islamic Studies, History and Law.
Simone Weil and Theology (Philosophy and Theology)
by A. Rebecca Rozelle-Stone Lucian StoneSimone Weil - philosopher, religious thinker, mystic, social and political activist - is notoriously difficult to categorize, since her life and writings challenge traditional academic boundaries. As many scholars have recognized, she set out few, if any, systematic theories, especially when it came to religious ideas. In this book, A. Rebecca Rozelle-Stone and Lucian Stone illuminate the ways in which Weil stands outside Western theological tradition by her use of paradox in resisting the clamour for greater degrees of certainty. Beyond a facile fallibilism, Simone Weil's ideas about the super-natural, love, Christianity, and spiritual action, as well as her apparent endorsement of a sort of atheism, detachment, foolishness, and passivity, begin to unravel old assumptions about what it is to encounter the divine.
Etched in Stone: The Emergence of the Decalogue
by David H. AaronThe document known as The Ten Commandments, more formally referred to as The Decalogue, remains among the most controversial and complicated passages in the Hebrew Bible. Even today, the twentieth chapter of Exodus continues to serve as a major religious and ethical icon within popular culture and religious communities, despite its many unexplained elements. Lawsuits over the display of Decalogue Tablets have occupied courtrooms in more than half the states of this country. And yet, few people understand that there is not one, but three versions of what are usually called "The Ten Commandments." Moreover, when their ideological underpinnings are examined closely, these versions prove to be quite antithetical to one another. Even fewer are aware of the probability that these documents were written very late in the history of biblical literature-indeed, so late as to constitute a literary afterthought in the development of Israelite ethnic self-definition. In Etched in Stone: The Emergence of the Decalogue Tradition, Aaron examines the question of when the Decalogue versions were written and why. The main focus of this book is the literary phenomenon known as "the tablets" and how it functioned within the broader narrative. Aaron argues not only that the inclusion of the Decalogue texts was quite late in the development of the Pentateuch's canon, but that their integration preserves vestiges of highly charged ideological conflicts that were inadvertently neutralized by the rather bland and generic ethical precepts coined among its verses. Etched in Stone provides a paradigm for merging a variety of critical methods (source criticism, tradition criticism, ideological criticism, redaction criticism) and literary approaches that have heretofore been under-explored. In this sense, Etched in Stone will be read by scholars for its far-reaching conclusions and used by students (undergraduates, seminary, graduate) for learning approaches to the sequencing of biblical materials.
What Is Religion?: Debating the Academic Study of Religion
by Aaron W. Hughes, Russell T. MccutcheonControversies over how to define the word "religion" have persisted for decades. It is a term of art and of academic study, but also one of governance, technologies, and of networks; it is a concept whose diversity is often its own worst enemy. "Religion" is as much a fuzzy set of conceptualizations and generalizations about a range of human activities as it is an authorizing system of persons, ideas, and practices. What is Religion?: Debating the Academic Study of Religion invites readers to eavesdrop on scholarly debates over the limits of, and uses for, a word commonly used but infrequently defined in a precise manner. This volume takes the temperature of the modern field of Religious Studies by inviting a diverse group of scholars to offer their own substantive contribution that builds on the shared opening prompt, "Religion is...". Their essays document the current state of the field and its various sub-fields, assess the progress that has been made over the past generation, and propose new directions for future work. Seventeen of the international field's leading scholars show how they work with each other's definition, or, sometimes, the lack of a definition. Of interest to students, scholars, and general readers alike, What is Religion? will provoke debate and provide insights into the state of the field.
The Baby Promise (Mills And Boon Love Inspired Ser.)
by Carolyne AarsenOn leave from the army, Nick Colter heads to a quiet Alberta ranch to fulfill a promise.
The Bachelor Baker (The Heart of Main Street #2)
by Carolyne AarsenAn anonymous benefactor brought Melissa Sweeney to the once-booming town of Bygones, Kansas. But she can’t fulfill her longtime dream of starting up her own bakery without help.
Cattleman's Courtship (Mills And Boon Love Inspired Ser.)
by Carolyne AarsenVeterinarian Cara Morrison is planning another walk down the aisle with her ex-fiancé–except she isn't the bride and rancher Nicholas Chapman isn't the groom. With their best friends' wedding looming, the last thing maid of honor Cara wants is to rekindle a romance with best man Nicholas.
Courting The Cowboy: The Doctor's Texas Baby; Courting The Cowboy; Falling For The Single Mom (Cowboys of Cedar Ridge #1)
by Carolyne AarsenMeeting the Cowboy's Family
Cowboy Daddy (Mills And Boon Love Inspired Ser.)
by Carolyne AarsenRancher Kip Cosgrove promised his dying brother he'd take care of his motherless young twins.
A Cowboy For The Twins: A Cowboy For The Twins Her Secret Daughter The Bachelor's Baby (Cowboys of Cedar Ridge #4)
by Carolyne AarsenCowboy Daddy
The Cowboy's Bride (Mills And Boon Love Inspired Ser.)
by Carolyne AarsenJoe Brewer did not believe in love at first sight… Still, the cowboy's lonely heart skipped a beat at first sight of Rebecca Stevenson.
The Cowboy's Christmas Baby: The Ranger's Texas Proposal The Cowboy's Christmas Baby A Mom For Christmas (Big Sky Cowboys #3)
by Carolyne AarsenA Family for Christmas
The Cowboy's Family Christmas: An Amish Proposal The Cowboy's Family Christmas A Texas Holiday Reunion (Cowboys of Cedar Ridge #3)
by Carolyne AarsenHoliday Ranch Reunion
The Cowboy's Homecoming: The Cowboy's Homecoming The Amish Widow's Secret Safe In The Fireman's Arms (Refuge Ranch #3)
by Carolyne AarsenThe Cowboy's Reunion
The Cowboy's Lady (Rocky Mountain Heirs #4)
by Carolyne AarsenCody Jameson knows that hiring gourmet chef Vivienne Clayton for the Circle C Ranch has to be a mistake.
Daddy Lessons: The Rancher's Return Daddy Lessons (Mills And Boon Love Inspired Ser.)
by Carolyne AarsenHer high-school sweetheart is the last person teacher Hailey Deacon expects to encounter back home in Hartley Creek.
A Family For The Soldier: A Family For The Soldier An Unexpected Groom Rocky Mountain Reunion (Lone Star Cowboy League #4)
by Carolyne AarsenA Cowboy’s Homecoming
Her Montana Twins: Her Montana Twins Small-town Billionaire Stranded With The Rancher (Big Sky Centennial #4)
by Carolyne AarsenA FOREVER FAMILY
The Matchmaking Pact (After the Storm #5)
by Carolyne AarsenLily Marstow and Alyssa Cane think they have the perfect plan.
The Rancher's Return: The Rancher's Return Daddy Lessons (Home to Hartley Creek #1)
by Carolyne AarsenHome On The Ranch The Rocking K ranch is the only home Carter Beck has ever known. Now, in the wake of family tragedy, he wants to sell it. But how can he do that when his new horse trainer, Emma Minton, sees the ranch as her fresh start? All she wants is a good job and a place to raise her son.
Reunited with the Cowboy: Reunited With The Cowboy Finally A Hero Coast Guard Courtship (Refuge Ranch #2)
by Carolyne AarsenSecond Chance at Love