The aim of Theorizing Islam is to explore the potential for a fuller, more honest and more sophisticated approach to both theory and methodology in the academic study of Islam.

Aaron W. Hughes is Philip S. Bernstein Chair in the Department of Religion and Classics at the University of Rochester.

Introduction Islam and Religious Studies Post 9/11 Chapter One The Scholarly Dream of Following Muhammad's Footsteps Chapter Two Another Painting on Islam's Early Canvas Chapter Three John Esposito and the Muslim Women Chapter Four Toward a Reconfiguration of the Category "Muslim Women" Chapter Five Reflections On Ernst and Martin's Rethinking Islamic Studies Chapter Six From Islamic Religious Studies to the "New Islamic Studies"