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Scientific and Political Freedom in Islam - A Critical Reading of the Modernist-Apologetic School (Paperback)
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Scientific and Political Freedom in Islam - A Critical Reading of the Modernist-Apologetic School (Paperback)
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The modernist-apologetic approach to the relation between
revelation and science and politics has been a central part of Arab
discourses on the future of Muslim societies for over a century.
This approach introduced historical and theological narratives and
interpretative mechanisms that contextualize reason and freedom in
Islamic terms to argue that, unlike with Christianity, it is
possible for Muslim societies to be technologically and politically
advanced without forfeiting revelation as an all-encompassing,
legally-binding guide. 'Scientific and Political Freedom in Islam'
critically examines the coherence and consistency of
modernist-apologetic scholars. This is done through a discussion of
their general theorizing on reason and freedom, which is then
followed by discussions of their commentaries on specific
scientific and political issues in light of their general
theorizing. Regarding the former, the focus is Darwin's theory of
evolution, while the universality of the "Biblical flood," the
heliocentric model, the Big Bang model and Freudianism are also
discussed. Regarding the latter, the focus is Islam's desired
structure of government and concept of participatory politics,
while individual freedoms are also discussed. The book argues that
the modernist-apologetic approach has great potential to be a force
for liberalization, but also possesses inherent limitations that
render its theory on the relation between revelation and freedom
self-contradictory. Introducing a significant body of new
information on the reasons for the failure of secularism and
democracy and the attitudes towards Darwinism in the Arab world,
this book is a valuable resource for students and scholars of
Islamic Studies, comparative religion, democracy studies and
evolution studies.
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