George F. Mclean-Islamic Thought and the Making of Our Global Future

We move from a period in which "the freedom agenda" was supposed universal, self-understanding was national, and relations between peoples were implemented in terms of national self-interest. Now the hyphen returns to the term "inter-national," which in turn is being replaced by "global". We are challenged to think in terms not of a compilation of competing nations, but of the global whole. What is the role of Islamic thought and its proclamation of the one God in this transition? Specifically, what are the special difficulties endemic to the modern West in thinking globally? What resources does Islamic thought bring to this endeavor? What developments in Islamic thought could enable its contribution to be more effective in the realization of our common future?