"Questioning Secularism is an important book. The discussions of the fatwa alone would warrant praise, but there is much more: the exploration of how the secular state produces its own ambiguities is very engaging; the idea that different fora might employ related sources of legitimacy is handled with considerable deftness; the argument that the fatwa is a different sort of ... Read morejourney than the court proceeding is pursued with great care and insight. The overall result, then, is a work one can get one's teeth into in the best sense of the word." (Lawrence Rosen, Princeton University)" Show Less