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The twentieth century has been witness to a number of historic revolutions, beginning with the Mexican and the Russian revolutions at the turn of the century and leading up to the Iranian and Nicaragua revolutions in the 1970s and 1980s.

At a time when the forces of 'Islamic fundamentalism' appear to be the dominant face of Islam in the West, a significant discourse has emerged from a number of prominent Muslim thinkers who wish to reformulate some of the main premises of Islamic theology and jurisprudence. This book showcases the life, career and arguments of these thinkers.