Scripture people : Salafi Muslims in Evangelical Christians' America / Matthew D. Taylor ; foreword by Amir Hussain.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Taylor, Matthew D., 1980- author.

Contributor:

Hussain, Amir, 1965- writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Salafīyah--United States.

Salafīyah.

Islamic fundamentalism--United States.

Islamic fundamentalism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 347 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2023.

Summary:

On 9/11, many Americans were introduced to an Islamic movement called Salafism, the theological strand that includes Al Qaeda. Since then, Salafism, an important and popular movement in global Islam, has frequently been disparaged as 'Radical Islam' or 'Islamic fundamentalism.' Scripture People is the first book-length study of the embattled American Salafi movement and the challenges it has faced post-9/11. Matthew D. Taylor recounts how these so-called "Radical Muslims" have adopted deeply rooted American forms of religious belonging and values. Through comparison with American Evangelical Christianity, informed by his own Evangelical background and studies, Taylor explores the parallel impulses, convergent identities, and even surprising friendships that have emerged between Salafis and Evangelicals in America. Offering an entry point for understanding the dynamics and disagreements among American Muslims, Taylor's volume upends narratives about 'Radical Islam' by demonstrating how Salafi Muslims have flexibly adapted to American religious patterns in the twenty-first century.

Contents:

Introduction

1. THE EVOLUTION OF TWO AMERICAN SPECIES OF SCRIPTURE

2. WHAT IS A SALAFI OR AN EVANGELICAL ANYWAY?

3. SPLITTING THE ATOM OF TEXT AND TRADITION

4. EDUCATION AND THE DEMOCRATIZATION OF SCRIPTURE

5. HOW "AMERICAN" CAN SALAFISM BE?

6. EMPOWERED BY COMMON SENSE

7. CAN WE CALL SALAFISM (OR EVANGLICALISM) A MOVEMENT?

CONCLUSION

BIBLIOGRAPHY

NOTES.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 31 Jul 2023).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781009352727 (ebook)