今天，終於考完Course Code 15PNMC228、Modern Trend in Islam，可以與這科告別了，版主與伊斯蘭教的緣份，暫時可以劃上句號了。經過這大半年，版主最大進步，就是由對伊斯蘭教一無所知，到現在可以嘗試回答試題（即使只是答非所問），也是多得有考試，才迫版主一口氣把所有reading看完，即使只是水過鴨背。現在的我，認識Adubh、Sayyid Khan、Qutb、Maududi、Rahman、Wadud．．．這一堆伊斯蘭研究的學者；明白伊斯蘭教是極理性，因為它的超自然元素最少、伊斯蘭教的救贖與神蹟無關；知道Rahman有個Two fold movement theory解讀可蘭經；也懂得發動聖戰的伊斯蘭組織，背後的神學理念和邏輯．．．今年的努力，總算多少有些收獲。
考試的十條題目如下。不知各位友好，可以看懂多少條題目？看不懂也很正常，我來倫敦前，一條也不會懂得答，現在有把握答的，最多只是三條半已而，僅僅夠考試要答三條的要求。(*是我選答的題目)
1. It has been suggested that, the internet is potentially empowering for marginalised Muslims, including women and those of same-sex sexuality. To what exent would you agree with this claim?
*2. Assess the contribution of either Falzur Rahman or Nasr Abu Zayd to Quranic exegesis.
3. In what ways might Sufism have a particular appeal for Muslims living in the West? Discuss with reference to 1 or 2 groups, movement or orders.
*4. Discuss the ways in which global Jihadist discourse has built upon and developed the ideas of Sayyid Qutb.
5. How convincing are attempts to incorporate the issue of hijab into Islamic feminist discourse?
*6. Shariah ought to stand in a polity as a symbolilc construct for the divine perfection that is unreachable by human effort... A religious state law is a contradiction in terms. (Abou El Fadl) Discuss.
7. Assess Tariq Ramadan's claim that living in a minority situation provides a welcome opportunity for Muslims to distinguish between essential and non-essential aspects of their religion - or, to put it another way, religious and cultural aspects of their identity.
8. With particular reference to the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, discuss the changing face of Islamism in recent decades.
9. "UN Declaration of Human Rights, Article 18" What are potentially the most problematic areas in Islam? Discuss attempts by contemporary thinkers to modify some of the classical teachings in this area.
10. Abdolkanim Soroush has been described as the 'Martine Luther' of Islam. What do you think is meant by this, and how far would you agree?
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