ABSTRACT
Introduction In this section we present our conclusions about how the Muslim writers we have studied respond to the challenge of evolutionary theory’s implications for the humanum. We then turn to the question of how Muslims who were seeking to take evolutionary theory seriously, rather than to dismiss it as an alien idea, might learn from and build upon what we have outlined. As a prelude to this we take a detour through recent work within Christian theology before sketching the issues which a parallel Islamic initiative might need to address in order to make a creative contribution to an urgent discussion.
