Islam and Evolution: Al-Ghaz?l? and the Modern Evolutionary Paradigm (Routledge Science and Religion Series)

Malik, Shoaib Ahmed

ISBN 10: 103202657X / ISBN 13: 9781032026572

Published by Routledge, 2023

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Islam and Evolution: Al-Ghaz?l? and the Modern Evolutionary Paradigm (Routledge Science and Religion Series)
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 103202657X
• ISBN 13: 9781032026572
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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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.

*Winner of the International Society for Science & Religion (ISSR) book prize 2022 (academic category)*

About the Author

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.