Moral Rationalism and Shari'a: Independent Rationality in Modern Shi'i Usul Al-Fiqh

ISBN-13: 9780367870249 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 180 str.

Ali-Reza Bhojani

Opis

Moral rationalism and Shari’a is the first attempt at outlining the scope for a theological reading of Sharī 'a, based on a critical examination of why the 'Adliyya theological ethics hasn’t significantly impacted Shī'ī readings of Shari’a and how these resources may come to do so.

Spis treści

Introduction 1 Reason as a source of Sharī 'a in Shī 'ī usūl al-fiqh 2 The intelligibility of moral values in Shī 'ī theological thought 3 The nature of morality, rationality and independent judgments of rational morality in modern Shī 'ī usūl al-fiqh 4 The nature of morality, rationality and independent judgments of rational morality in modern Shī 'ī usūl al-fiqh 5 Reassessing the obstacles to independent judgments of rational morality impacting the reading of Sharī 'a 

O autorze

Ali-Reza Bhojani is a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Al-Mahdi Institute, Birmingham. His research interests include Islamic legal theory, Muslim theology and ethics, Shī'ī studies and the Muslim religious responses to modernity.