This book explores the high-stakes intersection of religion and modern science through a dynamic, little-known debate between two twentieth-century Muslim intellectuals: Ayatollah Mohammad Hossein Tabataba'i, the foremost Shi'a Qur'anic commentator of his era, and Professor Sahabi, a pioneering geologist at the University of Tehran. Representing contrasting approaches to theology and modern scientific interpretation, the two thinkers confront a fundamental question of human origins: the Qur'anic account of human creation and its relationship to evolutionary theory.Beyond this historic dialogue, the book develops a comprehensive framework for understanding the broader Muslim encounter with modern science.
From the reception of the heliocentric model and evolutionary theory in Muslim societies to debates over "Islamised science" and the historical causes of relative scientific stagnation in Muslim-majority countries, this study offers a roadmap for navigating the tensions between tradition and modernity through the lens of critical rationalism.
| ISBN: | 9781032229096 |
| Publication date: | 2nd February 2027 |
| Author: | Ali Paya |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 304 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Studies in Religion |
| Genres: |
Religion and science The Koran (Qur’an) Theology Islam |
This book explores the high-stakes intersection of religion and modern science through a dynamic, little-known debate between two twentieth-century Muslim intellectuals: Ayatollah Mohammad Hossein Tabataba'i, the foremost Shi'a Qur'anic commentator of his era, and Professor Sahabi, a pioneering geologist at the University of Tehran. Representing contrasting approaches to theology and modern scientific interpretation, the two thinkers confront a fundamental question of human origins: the Qur'anic account of human creation and its relationship to evolutionary theory.Beyond this historic dialogue, the book develops a comprehensive framework for understanding the broader Muslim encounter with modern science.
The Sacred Text and Scientific Conjectures features in the following genres: Religion and science, The Koran (Qur’an), Theology, Islam
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The Sacred Text and Scientific Conjectures was written by Ali Paya and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
The Sacred Text and Scientific Conjectures has 304 pages
Yes it is part of Routledge Studies in Religion series
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