Islam and Evolution: Al-Ghazālī And the Modern Evolutionary Paradigm

ISBN-13: 9780367364137 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 346 str.

Shoaib Ahmed Malik

Opis

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.

Spis treści

Introduction; Part 1 – Setting the Context; 1 What Evolution Is and Isn’t; 2 Christian Responses to Evolution; Part 2 – Islamic Perspectives on Evolution; 3 Islamic Scripture and Evolution; 4 Muslim Opinions on Evolution; 5 Old Texts, New Masks: Misreading Evolution onto Historical Islamic Texts; Part 3 – Metaphysical Considerations; 6 Naturalism, Chance, and Inefficiency; 7 Intelligent Design; 8 Morality and Evolution; Part 4 – Hermeneutic Considerations; 9 Al-Ghazālī’s Hermeneutics; 10 Creationism or Evolution in Islamic Scripture?; Conclusion

O autorze

Shoaib Ahmed Malik is an Assistant Professor of the Natural Sciences at Zayed University, Dubai. He researches exclusively on the topics of science and religion, atheism, and Islamic theology. He is the author of Atheism and Islam: A Contemporary Discourse (2018), and has book chapters and articles with various publishers and journals.