RLG204H5 Study Guide - Final Guide: Renews-Cappahayden, Antichrist, Islamic Fundamentalism
Document Summary
After 9/11, many muslim leaders took an us against them stance which made the muslims in the west look bad. Democracy means people can demand an accounting from their leaders, whether political, religious, and cultural. We need to learn how to guide ourselves and our community to build constructive relationships of justice and charity at all levels of human existence. Islam can help us to create respect for the equal dignity of all human persons and an appreciation for god-given liberty of human conscience. You don"t have to be secularist to seek a consensus with people of diverse religious backgrounds. We should reach out to our community, combat confusion of conservatism with faithfulness to. Islam, and counteract intolerance and bigotry that are taught in too many muslim institutions all over the world. This will obviously not be easy as backwardness and extremism are very powerful to overcome. Explain two approaches to re-reading islam"s position on women.
