Toward an Islamic Theology of Nonviolence

ADNANE MOKRANI is a Muslim theologian engaged for more than twenty years in interreligious dialogue on the international level. He is an aggregate professor at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome as the first Muslim professor at a pontifical university. He is a senior research fellow and member of the Fondazione per le scienze religiose at the Giorgio La Pira Library and Research Center in Palermo, Italy.

• Contents Foreword, by Wolfgang Palaver Introduction. Interpreting Girard’s Silence Chapter 1. Theory and Principles Chapter 2. The Qurʾānic Narratives Chapter 3. The Historical Narratives Notes Bibliography Index

“Adnane Mokrani’s book is an original and enlightening effort in reinterpreting the Islamic historical narrative in the mirror of René Girard’s mimetic theory. The greatest merit of Mokrani’s work is his clarity and audacity in presenting Islam as a post-sacrificial religion. As such, this book opens a new consideration in the field of nonviolent Islam bydemonstrating the need to move beyond a limited and stereotyped view of this religion.”—RAMIN JAHANBEGLOO, professor, vice dean, and executive director, Mahatma Gandhi Centre for Peace Studies, Jindal Global Law School, India