Islam, Liberalism, and Ontology A Critical Re-evaluation

1. Introduction  2. Setting the Table: Liberalism and its Enlightenment Origins  3. 'Liberalisms': Exploring the Deep Familial Relationship Between Comprehensive Liberalism and Political Liberalism  4. 'Islams': Rethinking the Question 'What is Islam?' Rearticulated as a Coherent Discursive Tradition Despite the Multiplicity of Local Traditions  5. Comparing the Liberal and Islamic Approaches to Moral Epistemology and Human Rights  6. Comparing the Liberal and Islamic Approaches to the Role of Religion in the Public Sphere  7. Comparing the Liberal and Islamic Approaches to Law  8. A Communitarian Alternative for Modern Islamic Societies?  9. Conclusion