Never Wholly Other: A Muslima Theology of Religious Pluralism
"Jerusha Tanner Lamptey brilliantly incorporates important ideas from multiple disciplines in an attempt to challenge prevailing views on a critical topic. In responding to the question, 'How does the Qur'an depict the religious Other?,' Lamptey makes the case for nuance and openness. This is a paradigm-challenging book and one that constitutes a significant contribution to the study of Islam and, indeed, religion." --Mohammad Hassan Khalil, Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Adjunct Professor of Law, Michigan State University"How do American Muslim women interpret the Qur'an and construct a theology of religious pluralism? This splendid book is an introduction to both Muslima theology, and to the extraordinary women who have created and shaped it by interpreting the Qur'an for a modern, Western context. Through this book, Jerusha Tanner Lamptey adds her own significant voice to that important conversation." --Amir Hussain, Professor of Theological Studies, Loyola Marymount University"Jerusha Tanner Lamptey's book is a timely contribution to the discourse on pluralism and religious diversity. Focusing on the American social context, Lamptey's construction and expression of a Muslima theology of religious pluralism is an immensely worthy and notable engagement with the theology of religions field. By providing a Muslim female approach to the study of diversity and pluralism within a theological framework, Lamptey has succeeded in producing a novel piece that makes a very significant contribution to the scholarly discussion of both Islamic feminism and religious pluralism. This work will be of interest to many scholars in the field as well as lay people, and is a delightful read." --Farid Esack, Professor in the Study of Islam and Head of the Department of Religious Studies, University of Johannesburg