Qur'anic Guidance for Good Governance: A Contemporary Perspective

ISBN-13: 9783319578729 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 227 str.

Abdullah Al-Ahsan; Stephen B. Young

Opis

This book is a study of religious principles of good governance in our contemporary societies. In modern times, however, religious ideas have been marginalized in social science literature. Contributors to this work explore what values and practices the Qur'an can contribute to governing our economic, political, and social life today.

Spis treści

Chapter 1:      Introduction

 

Chapter 2:      Guidance for Good Governance and Civilizational Transformation: Lessons from History, Religion and Science 

Chapter 3:     Science, the Qur’an and the Moral Community

 

Chapter 4:      Al-Siyasah al-Shar’iyah: Good Governance in Islam

 

Chapter 5:      Qur’anic Guidance and American Financial Enterprise

 

Chapter 6:      Economic Governance and the Political Economy of the 2008 US Financial Crisis: A Taxonomic Essay

 

Chapter 7:      A Malaysian Perspective in Qur’anic Governance: Family Autonomy Vs. State Intervention

 

Chapter 8:      Sustainable Development in Islam and International Law: An Investigation

 

Chapter 9:      Conflict Resolution in Muslim Societies: Role of the OIC

 

Chapter 10:    Conclusion

O autorze

Abdullah al-Ahsan is professor at the Department of History and Civilization, International Islamic University Malaysia.

Stephen B. Young is Global Executive Director of Caux Round Table, USA

Blurb

 This book is a study of religious principles of good governance in our contemporary societies. Historically, religion has provided guidance for organizing societies. In modern times, however, religious ideas have been marginalized in social science literature. Contributors to this work explore what values and practices the Qur’an can contribute to governing our economic, political, and social life today.