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Human Flourishing: The End of Law
This rich volume is an homage to the significant impact Professor Siegfried Wiessner has had on scholarship and practice in many areas of international and domestic law. Reflecting the depth and breadth of his writings, it is a collection of thought-provoking, original essays, exploring topics as diverse as theory about law, human rights, the rights of indigenous peoples, the rule of law, constitutional law, the rights of migrants, international investment law and arbitration, space law, the use of force, and many more, all integrated by the problem- and policy-oriented framework of what has come to be known as the New Haven School. Its title “Human Flourishing: The End of Law” reflects the conviction that the purpose of law ought to be to allow humans to achieve their full potential - to thrive and develop, both materially and spiritually, under the law. The volume contributes to a vision of the law as a public order in which the common interest is clarified and implemented peacefully, and offers a source of inspiration for scholars and practitioners working towards such an order of human dignity. .
God’s Word, Spoken or Otherwise
Set in British India soon after the Uprising of 1857, God’s Word, Spoken and Otherwise explores the controversial and ingenious ideas of one of South Asia’s most influential public thinkers, Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan (1817-1898). Bringing to light previously unpublished material from his exegetical commentaries on the Bible and Qur’an, this study explores the interplay of natural and prophetic revelation from an intertextual perspective. The book provides fresh insight into Sir Sayyid’s life and work, and underscores both the originality of his ideas, and also their continuity within a dynamic Muslim intellectual tradition.
Saudi Clerics and Shi'a Islam
In this book, Raihan Ismail examines the attitudes of the Saudi "ulama" towards various Shia sects and communities by analyzing their sermons, lectures, publications and religious rulings. She explores what the motivating factors are behind the divisive sectarian rhetoric that the 'ulama' employ.
Muslim Attitude Towards Family Planning
It Is Over 150 Years Since Malthus Sounded His Warning About An Inevitable Population Explosion Given The Hitherto Present Trends. He Wife Met With Skepticism At Best And Ridicule At The Worst.The General Demographic Condition Of The World Now And India In Particular, Has Vindicated Malthus. The Population Explosion Has Frustrated Government Efforts To Eradicate Poverty And Has Reduced A Great Number Of People To Indigence. The Five Year Plans Of The Government Of India Have Come To Nothing.Given The Above Scenario, The Author Decided To Do A Small Study Of 300 Muslim Women'S Attitudes Towards Family Planning. The Book Is Structured Thus: Chapter 1-Defines The Population Problems And Its Consequences. Chapter 2-Points Out The Aim And Objectives Of An Ameliorating Programme; Chapter-3 Looks At Personal Characteristics, I.E. Age, Education, Birthplace, Occupation And Marital Status Of The Research Subjects. Chapters 5, 6, 7- Deal With The Influence Of These Characteristics On Family Planning.Finally, Chapter 8 Presents The Authors Findings And Suggestions.
Islam and Shaikh al Alam
This book entitled ‘Islam & Shaikh al-̒Alam Shaikh Nur al-Din (Reh.A) (A Great Da’i, Sufi Saint and Poet of Kashmir)’ covers all the aspects of Islamic themes in a lucid way and linked these themes with the teachings of the dynamic personality of the great Da’i, Sufi Saint and Poet of the Kashmir valley of the 14th century. i.e. Shaikh al-̒Alam Shaikh Nūr al-Din (Reh.A). All the teachings of Shaikh in the form of Shruks are derived from the Qurān and Ḥadīth. This book highlights his teachings as basic tenets of Islām. Secondly, this book helps in introducing Shaikh al-̒Ālam (Reh.A) to the international community as the real Islāmic Scholar, who devoted whole of his life fo...
Understanding Culture and Society in India
This book is an in-depth account of people’s cultural and religious life in the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It brings out the significance of Sufi and deity shrines as alternative places of worship that give meaning and purpose to people’s lives. It includes sites and practices commonly associated with Islam/Sufism and Hinduism as spaces of shared culture. Most of the existing literature of Jammu and Kashmir is on Kashmir focusing mostly on topics such as politics, state, identity, conflict or violence. This book proposes to go beyond these works by delimiting the focus and area of the study to culture, society and religion. It explores the sites of religious pluralism and tolerance in the violence-ridden territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The chapters are mainly based on ethnographic data collected through qualitative methods like observation – participant and non-participant, case studies, in-depth interviews and oral history. The book is of interest to researchers, both faculty and graduate students, in the areas of sociology of religion, social anthropology, religious studies, cultural studies, Sufism, shrines and deity worship in South Asia.
Chasing Immortality in World Religions
Humans have been chasing immortality since the beginning of history, seeking answers to sickness and aging, death and the afterlife, and questioning the human condition. Analyzing ideas from ancient Sumer, Egypt, Greece and India, as well as the Abrahamic religions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, this study explores how early religious models influenced later beliefs about immortality, the afterlife, the human soul, resurrection, and reward and punishment. The author highlights shared teachings among the most influential religions and philosophies, concluding that humankind has not substantially changed its conceptions of immortality in 6,000 years. This continuity of belief may be due to chromosomal memory and cultural inheritance, or may represent a fundamental way of conceptualizing the afterlife to cope with mortality. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.
Faith–Based Diplomacy
The rise of religion and religious actors combined with nonstate actors increasing influence in the international order has become the new normal. These fundamental changes in the security environment call for a new paradigm to address national security concerns. That paradigm must acknowledge the cultural and historical factors at the heart of many identity-based conflicts and advance the role of nation-states in resolving them. That emerging paradigm is faith-based diplomacy, and this bookwritten by one of the worlds leading expertsdescribes the principles and methodology of this form of engagement in the strategic political realm. It is informed by twenty-five years of experience in some of the worlds roughest neighborhoods, including East Central Europe and the Balkans, Sudan, Kashmir, and the Middle East. Canon Brian Cox is an ordained Episcopal priest; a pastor in Santa Barbara, California; a diplomat with a Washington, DC, nongovernmental organization; and a professor in a law schoolbased conflict-resolution program in Southern California.
