Abstract
In recent years, scholars and policy analysts have grappled with the question
of the relation of Islamic education to politics, public ethics, and
modern social change. This chapter examines the origins, social role, and
varieties of Islamic education, and their transformation in modern times.
The chapter shows that, although Muslim educators in a few parts of the
late-modern world have been resistant to efforts at educational reform,
the great majority have responded positively and energetically. They have
done so in response to both the hopes and aspirations of Muslim parents
and youth, and the recognition that moral and intellectual progress in
Muslim-majority societies requires a dialogue with and integration of the
sciences of the world with the sciences of revelation.
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press
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