Islam and the Future of Tolerance

Posted on 07 December 2018 by Sam Harris

In this deeply informed and absorbing exchange, Sam Harris and Maajid Nawaz present an antidote to the polarizing rhetoric and obscurantism that have become defining features of our time honest dialogue A renowned critic of religion, Harris finds the doctrines of Islam dangerous and irredeemable No, the Muslim anti extremist Nawaz argues, Islam is amenable to reform and can find its place in a secular world Rather than devolve into bigotry or caricature, their exchange presents an inspiring example of courteous attention, sharp edged wisdom, and finally hope.A former member of the Islamist revolutionary group Hizb ut Tahrir, author of Radical, and cofounder of the anti extremist think tank Quilliam, Nawaz speaks with unique authority about the possibility of Islamic reform Since the 2004 publication of The End of Faith, Harris has critiqued religion and asserted that reason and science are the true guardians of our deepest human values Islam and the Future of Tolerance is an exemplar of how the fog can lift when hyperbole and posturing are put aside in pursuit of understanding.Guided by a mutual commitment to the belief that no idea is above scrutiny and no people beneath dignity, Harris and Nawaz challenge each other, and consequently their readers, to defend incompatible positions, define and explore their facts, and discover common ground Published with the explicit hope to inspire many such conversations, this dialogue extends an invitation to a world riven by violence to take up the task of engagement. Read Islam and the Future of Tolerance Author Sam Harris – kino-fada.fr A fantastic conversation between a secular humanist and a liberal Muslim Totally apart from the subject matter, it is an incredible example of what is possible when dialogue is entered in good faith with the desire to hear and understand the intentions of your dialogue partner On the subject of Islamism and jihadism, it is a fantastic, brief, and nuanced conversation Mr Harris raises issues very thoughtful and Mr Nawaz responds deftly and with depth The two don t always agree on every poin A fantastic conversation between a secular humanist and a liberal Muslim T...Maajid Nawaz, despite his numerous flaws, still manages at times to be a smart and interesting thinker Harris on the other hand truly appears to be the lucky undergraduate that David Bentley Hart said he was There does not appear to be any intellectual content to anything he says then some pearl clutching middle aged white conservative whining His repeated expressions of emboldened stupidity, alternatively contradicting himself or being baldly heinous he laments at one point the alleged ov Maajid Nawaz, despite his numerous flaws, still manages at times to be a smart and interesting thinker Harris on the other hand truly appears to be the lucky undergraduate that David Bentley Hart said he was There does not appear to b...Islam,than ever today, needs dialogue and open discussion as to its role in the social and political lives of its followers This debate between Maajid Nawaz, a muslim who is trying to de radicalize Muslims, and Sam Harris, an anti theist, who openly criticizes Islam for being Intolerant and Not a religion of peace.The book is in the form of a constructive debate, as to the origins and future of Tolerance Intolerance in Islam The problem is not a simple one Islam has many narratives, Islam,than ever today, needs dialogue and open discussion as to its role in the social and political lives of its followers This debate between Maajid Nawaz, a muslim who is trying to de radicalize Muslims, and Sam Harris, an anti theist, who openly criticizes Islam for being Intolerant and Not a religion of peace.The book is in the form of a constructive debate, as to the origins and future of Tolerance Intolerance in Islam The problem is not a simple one Islam has many narratives, Maajid s narrative is one of tolerance, pea...Could not put the short book down It is inspiring to see such calm and thoughtful dialogue on such an important topic of our time.In this book Harris and Nawaz provide a commendable example of respectful debate between opposing views of religion Harris, a renowned critic of religion in his book The End of Faith, has expounded the position that the doctrines of Islam are dangerous and irredeemable Hizb ut Tahrir, author of the book Radical, defends the possibility of Islamic reform.Harris has argued that growth in Islamic extremism is inevitable given that their texts leave little room for peaceful interpretation, whereas In this book Harris and Nawaz provide a commendable example of respectful debate between opposing views of religion Harris, a renowned critic of religion in his book The End of Faith, has expounded the position that the doctr...What s this A productive, cordial dialogue between two thinkers who might otherwise have been on opposite sides of the debate stage Don t these men know it s not cool to engage with ideas any Don t they know there are fixed teams insulated in their respective echo chambers and that everyone must choose, lest they fall on the wrong side of history for failing to sufficiently signalize their virtues This kind of dialogue is among the most important of our time Not because it will necessar What s this A productive, cordial dialogue between two thinkers who might otherwise have been on opposite sides of the debate stage Don t these men know it s not cool to engage with ideas any Don t they know there are fixed teams insulated in their respective echo chambers and that everyone must choose, lest they fall on the wrong side of history for failing to sufficiently signalize their virtues This kind of dialogue is among the most important of our time Not because it will necessarily solve the issues under discussion, but because having conversations of this kind in any capacity has become taboo among some circles in western discourse Some leftists tacitly end...I haven t seen any good or merely functional argument to support the idea that any god may actually exist or have existed and i really doubt that the alleged existence of any god can be morally defensable I generally despise all religions not only because the ratio between religion and war is too high to be ignored but also because religion makes extraordinary claims about the nature of reality that were never proven, hence the need of faith As late Hitchens reminded what was asserted with I haven t seen any good or merely functional argument to support the idea that any god may actually exist or have existed and i really doubt that the alleged existence of any god can be morally defensable I generally despise all religions not only because the ratio between religion and war is too high to be ignored but also because religion makes extraordinary claims about the nature of reality that were never proven, hence the need of faith As late Hitchens reminded what was asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence Further it seems the best religion can provide is an easy answer about fear of death or maybeaccurately an easy answer to the d...In this extended conversation, prominent atheist Sam Harris and Islamic reformer Maajid Nawaz discuss the factors that contribute to Islamic extremism As a former extremist himself, Nawaz is in a unique position to highlight that it is not simply religious dogma, as often asserted by some, nor is it only a response to a political grievance, as alleged by others, that is drawing recruits from across...It was nice hearing a smart, rational and uncensored debate about the need of reforming Islam This is an important read, honest conversations about this problem are needed and this book provides that quite nicely I like how blunt Sam Harris is and while I wasn t familiar with Maajid N...I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book even though it is on the short side around 130 pages and the area of the book itself is very small as well I found it to be a very easy and enlightening read It handled difficult topics very well, and it cited information on almost every page It s wonderful to see this dialogue exist between two fundamentally different people that came from very different world views I m a fan of Sam Harris, but I did not know much about Hawaz Hawaz holds fantastic v I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book even though it is on the short side around 130 pages and the area of the ...

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07 December 2018

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