ABSTRACT
This chapter reviews the philosophy of Critical Realism and discusses its relevance to and application in meeting the research objectives of this study. The first section provides an overview of the principal tenets of Classical Critical Realism and discusses its theological applications. The author argues that Critical Realism could play an ‘underlabourer’ role in the interpretation of Islamic theology and education. Then, the principles of Critical Realism are applied to Islamic theology in order to establish the rationale behind the conversation that is to be generated between Islamic Religious Education and Critical Realism.
