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Muslim Theologians of Nonviolence

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The purpose of this paper is to provide a broad introduction to representative recent and contemporary Muslim theologians who have offered Islamic positions on nonviolence. The theme of this volume, religion and violence, suggests that at the outset of our reflections we should reference the current scholarly debate on the role of religion as either a source of or a solution to the violence that plagues our world.

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Hermansen, M. (2017). Muslim Theologians of Nonviolence. In: Aslan, E., Hermansen, M. (eds) Religion and Violence . Wiener Beiträge zur Islamforschung. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-18302-8_10

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