Religion

I am going to reflect on the historic theological engagement of al-Ghazali (d. 505/1111) with the scientific tradition of the…

The concept of “soul” (al-rūḥ) has always occupied a significant position in the Islamic tradition and has been hotly debated…

How does the world really function, in its most fundamental way? And what is God’s role in it? These are two “big questions”,…

Evolution is used as an example of contradiction between Religion (Islam) and science. I am a scientist and a religious person…

Modern science infiltrated the Islamic world in the beginning of the nineteenth century. But what affected Muslim intellectuals…

The main question this task force is engaged with is: Can Islam’s theological teachings be reconciled with cutting edge…

I will begin by briefly looking at the discourse on science and religion in the West, using the typology proposed by Ian…

After two days of intense discussions in Istanbul on the submitted papers and in-person presentations, followed by months of…

Language and law seem to have either distant or no connection at all. However, in reality these two disciplines are closely…

This contribution starts a critical analysis and reconstruction of arguments in classical texts of Islamic theology (of the…

Despite the somewhat pervasive background of the term kalAm in the classical Islamic tradition, it is in the realm of religious…

A wide and still meaningful proposal could be the following: theology is a religion’s rational discourse. Each of the three…

Adulteration of food products has become a common issue in many countries. Adulteration is the act of intentionally take the…

We hear too much in history about wars and conflicts and too little about the co-operation and mutual influences between various…

Despite the vast amount of information and the number of factual details assembled during the past century by Western…

The Western world and the world of Islam share a history, but they also differ greatly. The rise of terrorism has once again…

Any student of comparative religion will notice - and seek to identify as well - the points of similarity and difference between…

Abstract Man himself being a kind of animal, has many things in common with other animals. At the same time he has many…

Abstract This is the first part to a series of articles that will outline the stance of the Shia Imams with respect to…