Justificatory comparative political theory : the search for overlapping consensus through "conjecture" -- Purposes : the place of justificatory comparative political theory -- Methods : the ethics of comparative ethics -- Islam and liberal citizenship : patterns of moral disagreement and principled reconciliation -- Islamic objections to citizenship in non-Muslim liberal democracies -- Identifying equilibrium : an ideal-typical Islamic doctrine of citizenship -- Islamic affirmations of liberal citizenship -- Residence in a non-Muslim state -- Loyalty to a non-Muslim state -- Recognition of non-Muslims and moral pluralism -- Solidarity with non-Muslims -- Conclusion: Tradition and creativity in grounding moral obligation to non-Muslims -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.