NGUYEN

MODERN
MUSLIM

MODERN MUSLIM THEOLOGY

“Informed by his deep reading of scripture and the Islamic tradition,

e n g a g i n g g o d a n d t h e w o r l d w i t h fa i t h a n d i m a g i n at i o n
as well as his grounding in the academic study of religion, Nguyen
offers a theology that is of interest to academics as well as to people
of faith, and to those who wish to learn more about Islam regardless
of their orientation.” —Zayn Kassam, Pomona College

“Nguyen successfully inhabits the pastoral voice—the book is as much

an intellectual and spiritual reflection as a motivating call to action.”
THEOLOGY
 —Mairaj Syed, University of California, Davis ENGAGING GOD AND THE WORLD
W I T H FA I T H A N D I M A G I N AT I O N
With this book, Martin Nguyen aims to bring Muslim theology into the
present day. Modern Muslim Theology argues that theology is a creative
process, rather than a purely academic pursuit, and discusses how the
Islamic tradition can help contemporary practitioners negotiate their
relationships with God, with one another, and with the rest of creation.

MARTIN NGUYEN is associate professor of Islamic religious

traditions at Fairfield University, where he is also the faculty chair for
diversity. He is the author of the book Sufi Master and Qur’an Scholar.

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