Scripture People: Salafi Muslims in Evangelical Christians' America

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Matthew D. Taylor (Institute for Islamic, Christian, and Jewish Studies, Maryland) Amir Hussain (Loyola Marymount University, California)

Scripture People

Salafi Muslims in Evangelical Christians' America

Matthew D. Taylor (Institute for Islamic, Christian, and Jewish Studies, Maryland), Amir Hussain (Loyola Marymount University, California)

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Cambridge University Press
10 August 2023

Comparative religion; Islam; Islamic life & practice

On 9/11, many Americans were introduced to an Islamic movement called Salafism, the theological strand that includes Al Qaeda. Since then, Salafism, an important and popular movement in global Islam, has frequently been disparaged as 'Radical Islam' or 'Islamic fundamentalism.' Scripture People is the first book-length study of the embattled American Salafi movement and the challenges it has faced post-9/11. Matthew D. Taylor recounts how these so-called “Radical Muslims” have adopted deeply rooted American forms of religious belonging and values. Through comparison with American Evangelical Christianity, informed by his own Evangelical background and studies, Taylor explores the parallel impulses, convergent identities, and even surprising friendships that have emerged between Salafis and Evangelicals in America. Offering an entry point for understanding the dynamics and disagreements among American Muslims, Taylor's volume upends narratives about 'Radical Islam' by demonstrating how Salafi Muslims have flexibly adapted to American religious patterns in the twenty-first century.

By: Matthew D. Taylor (Institute for Islamic Christian and Jewish Studies Maryland)
Foreword by: Amir Hussain (Loyola Marymount University California)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 628g
ISBN: 9781009352765
ISBN 10: 1009352768
Pages: 350
Publication Date: 10 August 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Matthew D. Taylor is a scholar at the Institute for Islamic, Christian, and Jewish Studies in Baltimore. He has served on the faculty of Georgetown University and George Washington University. He holds a Ph.D. in Religious Studies and Muslim-Christian Relations from Georgetown University and an M.A. in Theology from Fuller Theological Seminary.