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Islam and Muslims. Doctrines, Schools of Thought, and Current Trends
Publication date: April 16, 2026.
Islam, as a historical, religious, and civilizational reality, is difficult to define. It can be perceived as a form of political governance, an expression of faith, a social conception with regulatory practices, or as a civilizational and cultural heritage. From its emergence and throughout its history, Islam has transformed the way these realities are inhabited. This makes it impossible to speak of it as a monolithic reality. Islam is, in fact, plural.
To account for these profound mutations, the first part of this book analyzes transmission in the Muslim world. The recent encounter with modernity raises new questions and accentuates certain trends. The second part revisits the place of the Quran and the debates surrounding its status. The third addresses schools of thought and the authority of certain key figures. The final part brings together reflections on extremism perpetrated in the name of Islam. The rise of fundamentalism, and in particular violent acts, raises the question of its roots. The analysis aims to decipher the role of literalism in the fabrication of radicality.
A way to approach with clarity the depth of a phenomenon as complex as it is multiform.
Professor of theology and Islamic studies at the Catholic University of Lyon, Michel Younès is the dean of the Faculty of Theology and the general coordinator of the international research platform on Islam, PLURIEL. He has published and edited several works on Islam and Christian-Muslim relations, including Les approches chrétiennes de l’islam. Tensions, déplacements et enjeux (Cerf, 2020) and Être soi par l’autre. Comment j’ai grandi dans un contexte de diversité (Karthala, 2023).
Paru le 16 avril 2026.
L’islam, comme réalité historique, religieuse et civilisationnelle, est difficilement définissable. Il peut être perçu comme une forme de gouvernance politique, une expression de foi, une conception sociale avec des pratiques réglementaires, ou encore comme un patrimoine civilisationnel et culturel. Dès son émergence et tout au long de son histoire, l’islam a transformé la manière d’habiter ces réalités. Ce qui rend impossible d’en parler comme d’une réalité monolithique. L’islam est de fait pluriel.
Pour rendre compte de ces mutations profondes, la première partie de ce livre analyse la transmission dans le monde musulman. La rencontre récente avec la modernité fait surgir des questions nouvelles et accentue des tendances. La deuxième partie revient sur la place du Coran et les débats autour de son statut. La troisième aborde les écoles de pensée et l’autorité de certaines figures marquantes. La dernière partie, enfin, rassemble des réflexions autour de l’extrémisme perpétré au nom de l’islam. La montée du fondamentalisme, et notamment des actes violents, pose la question de ses racines. L’analyse vise à décrypter la place du littéralisme dans la fabrication de la radicalité.
Une manière d’approcher avec clarté la profondeur d’un phénomène aussi complexe que multiforme.
Professeur de théologie et d’islamologie à l’Université catholique de Lyon, Michel Younès est le doyen de la Faculté de théologie et le coordinateur général de la plateforme internationale de recherche sur l’islam, PLURIEL. Il a publié et dirigé plusieurs ouvrages sur l’islam et les rapports islamo-chrétiens dont Les approches chrétiennes de l’islam. Tensions, déplacements et enjeux (Cerf, 2020) et Être soi par l’autre. Comment j’ai grandi dans un contexte de diversité (Karthala, 2023).
صدور الكتاب في 16 أبريل 2026.
الإسلام، بوصفه واقعًا تاريخيًا ودينيًا وحضاريًا، يصعب تعريفه. فقد يُنظر إليه باعتباره شكلًا من أشكال الحكم السياسي، أو تعبيرًا عن الإيمان، أو تصورًا اجتماعيًا ذا ممارسات تنظيمية، أو إرثًا حضاريًا وثقافيًا. منذ نشأته وعلى مدار تاريخه، غيّر الإسلام طريقة التعامل مع هذه الوقائع، مما يجعل من المستحيل الحديث عنه باعتباره واقعًا أحاديًا متجانسًا. الإسلام في حقيقته متعدد.
ولرصد هذه التحولات العميقة، يحلل القسم الأول من هذا الكتاب مسألة نقل الدين في العالم الإسلامي. ويطرح اللقاء الحديث مع الحداثة تساؤلات جديدة ويعزز بعض الاتجاهات. ويعود القسم الثاني إلى مكانة القرآن والنقاشات حول منزلته. ويتناول القسم الثالث المدارس الفكرية وسلطة بعض الشخصيات البارزة. أما القسم الأخير فيجمع تأملات حول التطرف المرتكب باسم الإسلام. ويطرح صعود الأصولية، ولا سيما الأعمال العنيفة، تساؤلًا حول جذورها. ويهدف التحليل إلى فك شيفرة دور الحرفية في صناعة التطرف.
مقاربة واضحة لعمق ظاهرة بالغة التعقيد ومتعددة الأوجه.
ميشال يونس، أستاذ اللاهوت والدراسات الإسلامية في الجامعة الكاثوليكية في ليون، عميد كلية اللاهوت والمنسق العام للمنصة الجامعية للدراسات حول الإسلام. نشر وأشرف على عدة مؤلفات حول الإسلام والعلاقات الإسلامية المسيحية، منها:
Les approches chrétiennes de l’islam. Tensions, déplacements et enjeux (Cerf, 2020)
Être soi par l’autre. Comment j’ai grandi dans un contexte de diversité (Karthala, 2023)
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