Charlene Tan is an associate professor at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. She has held visiting appointments at the Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University, Jakarta; the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies; and the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Centre of Islamic Studies, University of Cambridge.

This book critically examines the concept of indoctrination within the Western liberal traditions and analyses case studies of indoctrination in some Muslim societies. It offers suggestions to counter religious indoctrination and highlights the key tensions, challenges and prospects of Islamic education in a modern and multicultural world.

Preface. Introduction. 1. Struggling for Control: Indoctrination and Jihad 2. (De)constructing an Indoctrinatory Tradition 3. Indoctrination in Formal Education: The Case of Pondok Pesantren Islam Al Mukmin 4. Indoctrination in Non-formal and Informal Education: The Case of Jemaah Islamiyah 5. Weaving a Different Net: An Educative Tradition 6. Islamic Schools in Indonesia: Islam with a Smiling Face? 7. Whither Religious Pluralism, Strong Rationality, and Strong Autonomy? 8. Beyond Indoctrination: Towards Educative Muslim Traditions. Conclusion. Notes. Bibliography. Index.