Includes bibliographical references (pages 194-203) and index.
Foreword / by Ebrahim Moosa -- Introduction: Broader contextualisation of Progressive Islam -- 1. The Poiesis Imperative -- 2. The Epistemological Imperative -- 3. The Religious Pluralism Imperative -- 4. The Islamic Liberation Theology Imperative -- 5. The Human Rights Imperative -- 6. The Ethical Imperative in Islamic Jurisprudence/Law -- 7. The Gender-Justice Imperative -- 8. The Imperative of non-Patriarchal Islamic hermeneutics -- Conclusion: The Future of progressive Islam -- Bibliography -- Index