Caliphate Question

The Caliphate Question combines the disciplines of theology, history, and international relations in order to approach the complex and sensitive issue of how Western governments_in this case the British_have historically engaged with foreign policy issues that have centered around questions of theology or faith. The British government's approach to policy-making in the field of Islamic governance from the First World War through to the early Cold War is the case study for this book, both because of the extensive documentation that exists on the period and because of its relevance to the current geo-political world. While the book is not a critique of current British foreign policy, it does seek to furnish policy-makers and commentators with a framework within which such increasingly necessary policy-making can be created.

Auteur
Sean Oliver-Dee is associate research fellow at the London School of Theology, associate researcher for the Church of EnglandOs Representative to the EU Institutions, and fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society.

Contenu
Chapter 1 Introduction
Part 2 Section 1. The Concept and Execution of "Authority" in Islam: Theology and Political Theory
Chapter 3 Chapter 1. Caliphate in Political Theory
Part 4 Section 2. The British Government Files and the Approach to Pan-Islamic Governance
Chapter 5 Chapter 2. Cairo High Command and the Caliphate, 19141918
Chapter 6 Chapter 3. Post War Part 1: Professor Arnold's 1918 Letter
Chapter 7 Chapter 4. Post War Part 2: The Khilafat Delegation
Chapter 8 Chapter 5. Post War Part 3: Government of IndiaIndia Office Correspondence, 19201922
Chapter 9 Chapter 6. Caliphate Policy: Post-AbolitionCold War
Part 10 Conclusions
Chapter 11 Appendix A. Religio-Political Authority in Islam
Chapter 12 Appendix B. Q4:59 Table of Translations
Chapter 13 Appendix C. Reporting the Caliphate
Chapter 14 Appendix D. Shiite Theory of the Imamate
Chapter 15 Appendix E. Theology in International Relations
Chapter 16 Appendix F. Comparison Between the Caliphate and the Papacy