Islam and Evolution Al-Ghazālī and the Modern Evolutionary Paradigm

✍ Scribed by Shoaib Ahmed Malik

Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2021
Leaves: 362
Edition: First
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

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.

This work views the discussion through the lens of al-Ghazālī (1058-1111), a widely-known and well-respected Islamic intellectual from the medieval period. By understanding al-Ghazālī as an Ash’arite theologian, a particular strand of Sunni theology, his metaphysical and hermeneutic ideas are taken to explore if and how much Neo-Darwinian evolution can be accepted. It is shown that his ideas can be used to reach an alignment between Islam and Neo-Darwinian evolution.

This book offers a detailed examination that seeks to offer clarity if not agreement in the midst of an intense intellectual conflict and polarity amongst Muslims. As such, it will be of great interest to scholars of Science and Religion, Theology, Philosophy of Religion, Islamic Studies, and Religious Studies more generally.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Endorsements
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
Acknowledgements
Transliteration, Referencing, and Reused Material
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. Chance, naturalism, 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
Index

✦ Subjects

Religion, Evolution, Islam, Biology,

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