Islamic ethics of life : abortion, war, and euthanasia /
edited by Jonathan E. Brockopp ; with a foreword by Gene Outka.
- Columbia, S.C. : University of South Carolina Press, 2003.
- xiii, 248 p. ; 23 cm.
- Studies in comparative religion .
- Studies in comparative religion (Columbia, S.C.) .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-238) and index.
Taking life and saving life : the Islamic context / Jonathan E. Brockopp -- The problem of abortion in classical Sunni fiqh / Marion Holmes Katz -- Contemporary Muslim ethics of abortion / Donna Lee Bowen -- The right not to be born / Vardit Rispler-Chaim -- Between functionalism and morality / Khaled Abou El Fadl -- Saving and taking life in war / Sohail H. Hashmi -- Discourses on Jihad in the postmodern era / Richard C. Martin -- The good death in Islamic theology and Law / Jonathan E. Brockopp -- Brain death and Islamic traditions / Birgit Krawietz -- Islamic ethics of life : future challenges / A. Kevin Reinhart.
1570034710 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2002015449
Life in the Koran.
Life--Religious aspects--Islam.
Abortion--Religious aspects--Islam.
War--Religious aspects--Islam.
Euthanasia--Religious aspects--Islam.
Life and death, Power over--Religious aspects--Islam.
BP134.L54 / I85 2003
297.5/697
Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-238) and index.
Taking life and saving life : the Islamic context / Jonathan E. Brockopp -- The problem of abortion in classical Sunni fiqh / Marion Holmes Katz -- Contemporary Muslim ethics of abortion / Donna Lee Bowen -- The right not to be born / Vardit Rispler-Chaim -- Between functionalism and morality / Khaled Abou El Fadl -- Saving and taking life in war / Sohail H. Hashmi -- Discourses on Jihad in the postmodern era / Richard C. Martin -- The good death in Islamic theology and Law / Jonathan E. Brockopp -- Brain death and Islamic traditions / Birgit Krawietz -- Islamic ethics of life : future challenges / A. Kevin Reinhart.
1570034710 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2002015449
Life in the Koran.
Life--Religious aspects--Islam.
Abortion--Religious aspects--Islam.
War--Religious aspects--Islam.
Euthanasia--Religious aspects--Islam.
Life and death, Power over--Religious aspects--Islam.
BP134.L54 / I85 2003
297.5/697