Shari'ah Sanctions as Secular Grace?: A Nigerian Islamic Debate and an Intellectual Response

Should the state be Islamized or should church and state be separate? Would a 'Shari'ah-mandated state' improve the lot of the people, or just drag God into the chaos?

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Published inTransformation (Exeter) Vol. 20; no. 4; pp. 232 - 244
Main Author Sanneh, Lamin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England Paternoster Press 01.10.2003
SAGE Publications
Subjects
African Christianity
Christianity
Islam
Islamic law
Muslims
Political debate
Radicalism
Secularism
Secularization
Terrorism
Nigeria
Shari'ah
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Summary:Should the state be Islamized or should church and state be separate? Would a 'Shari'ah-mandated state' improve the lot of the people, or just drag God into the chaos?
ISSN:0265-3788
1759-8931
DOI:10.1177/026537880302000409