Religious secularity: A vision for revisionist political Islam
Journal article
Ghobadzadeh, Naser. (2013). Religious secularity: A vision for revisionist political Islam. Philosophy and Social Criticism. 39(10), pp. 1002 - 1024. https://doi.org/10.1177/0191453713507014
Authors | Ghobadzadeh, Naser |
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Abstract | Despite its promises, the Islamic state of Iran has systematically prioritized political considerations over religious precepts, inadvertently generating a reformist religious discourse that challenges the very foundations of the Islamic state. This article conceptualizes the religious secularity discourse and the paradoxes ingrained in the Islamic state. The religious secularity discourse rejects the notion that Islamic holy texts offer a blueprint for governance and calls for the secular democratic state to realize the core principle of Islam: justice [Adl]. Towards this end, inclusive secular democratic principles champion a socio-political polity conducive to the cultivation of genuine religiosity, whereby faith and religious practices are free of coercion by fellow citizens or state institutions. By blurring the boundary between the religious and the secular and challenging the religious secular dichotomy, religious secularity highlights the relevance and possibility of harmonizing Islamic and inclusive secular democratic principles. |
Year | 2013 |
Journal | Philosophy and Social Criticism |
Journal citation | 39 (10), pp. 1002 - 1024 |
Publisher | Sage Publications Ltd. |
ISSN | 0191-4537 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1177/0191453713507014 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-84888613267 |
Page range | 1002 - 1024 |
Research Group | Institute for Social Justice |
Publisher's version | File Access Level Controlled |
Place of publication | United Kingdom |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/85w49/religious-secularity-a-vision-for-revisionist-political-islam
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