This is an excellent anthology about nine of the most influential thinkers of the past century who have contributed significantly to the shape of popular Islamic thought.

American Sufi Muslim Association (ASMA)

The new edition of this book is welcome. Its essays dissect the contrasting approaches of eight of the most significant figures to develop political Islam.

Chris Harman, International Socialism

This is a judicious and well-conceived collection of studies by experts on prominent figures in the modern Islamic political revival... Anyone concerned with the politics of the modern Islamic world will find it useful to have this detailed Who's Who within reach.

Middle East Studies Association (MESA) Bulletin

Well written articles on nine of the best known Islamic ideologues of the past century, the majority authored by a scholar who has published major work on the figure or his movement... The articles are appropriate to undergraduates and the book could well serve to structure an introductory course in modern Islamic thought.

Religious Studies Review

The scholarly profiles in Pioneers of Islamic Revival give readers an opportunity to judge for themselves where the truth lies.

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