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      Islam and Evolution

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      Al-Ghazālī and the Modern Evolutionary Paradigm

      Islam and Evolution

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      Islam and Evolution book

      Al-Ghazālī and the Modern Evolutionary Paradigm
      ByShoaib Ahmed Malik
      Edition 1st Edition
      First Published 2021
      eBook Published 4 May 2021
      Pub. Location London
      Imprint Routledge
      DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429345753
      Pages 362
      eBook ISBN 9780429345753
      Subjects Area Studies, Humanities, Social Sciences
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      Ahmed Malik, S. (2021). Islam and Evolution: Al-Ghazālī and the Modern Evolutionary Paradigm (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429345753

      ABSTRACT

      This book attempts to equip the reader with a holistic and accessible account of Islam and evolution. It guides the reader through the different variables that have played a part in the ongoing dialogue between Muslim creationists and evolutionists.

      This work views the discussion through the lens of al-Ghazālī (1058-1111), a widely-known and well-respected Islamic intellectual from the medieval period. By understanding al-Ghazālī as an Ash’arite theologian, a particular strand of Sunni theology, his metaphysical and hermeneutic ideas are taken to explore if and how much Neo-Darwinian evolution can be accepted. It is shown that his ideas can be used to reach an alignment between Islam and Neo-Darwinian evolution.

      This book offers a detailed examination that seeks to offer clarity if not agreement in the midst of an intense intellectual conflict and polarity amongst Muslims. As such, it will be of great interest to scholars of Science and Religion, Theology, Philosophy of Religion, Islamic Studies, and Religious Studies more generally.

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      chapter |18 pages

      Introduction

      Size: 0.28 MB

      part Part 1|66 pages

      Setting the context

      chapter 201|45 pages

      What evolution is and isn't

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      chapter 2|19 pages

      Christian responses to evolution

      Size: 0.25 MB

      part Part 2|92 pages

      Islamic perspectives on evolution

      chapter 863|19 pages

      Islamic scripture and evolution

      Size: 0.29 MB

      chapter 4|49 pages

      Muslim opinions on evolution

      Size: 0.71 MB

      chapter 5|22 pages

      Old texts, new masks: misreading evolution onto historical Islamic texts

      Size: 0.34 MB

      part Part 3|88 pages

      Metaphysical considerations

      chapter 1786|33 pages

      Chance, naturalism, and inefficiency

      Size: 0.43 MB

      chapter 7|25 pages

      Intelligent design

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      chapter 8|28 pages

      Morality and evolution

      Size: 0.38 MB

      part Part 4|73 pages

      Hermeneutic considerations

      chapter 2669|29 pages

      Al-Ghazālī's hermeneutics

      Size: 0.42 MB

      chapter 10|42 pages

      Creationism or evolution in Islamic scripture?

      Size: 0.51 MB
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