For John L. Esposito, writing on Islam and Muslim politics has been both a
“profession and a vocation” for over three decades. Thus this book is a “culmination”
of his work and experience, wherein one finds a sea change in
just few decades, as “Islam and Muslim politics have moved from offstage
to center stage” (p. 4). Thus one witnesses “an explosion of interest in and
coverage of Islam” (p. 4) and Muslims because both are now political as
well as religious matters of interest. In fact, Islam is considered “not only a
faith … [but] also an ideology and worldview that informs Muslim politics
and society” (p. 4). The Future of Islam is about “all of our future,” and
through this book Esposito wants to tell the story of “how we got to where
we are and what we need to understand and do to create … ‘a new way forward’”
(p. 6).
Source: American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences