Studies in the Islam and Science Nexus: Volume 1 (Islam and Science: Historic and Contemporary Perspectives)

ISBN 10: 0754629155 / ISBN 13: 9780754629153

Published by Routledge, 2012

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Studies in the Islam and Science Nexus: Volume 1 (Islam and Science: Historic and Contemporary Perspectives)
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0754629155
• ISBN 13: 9780754629153
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Like New
• Book Type: book

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Synopsis

This volume brings together thematically arranged articles on the relationship between Islam and science and how it has been shaped over the last century. The articles represent a broad variety of approaches and perspectives as well as reflective and analytic views and include some of the most important voices in the Islam and science discourse. This collection, which includes a special section devoted to studies that explore various aspects of the relationship between the Qur'an and science, is a valuable resource for researchers interested in gaining a greater understanding of the broader relationship between religion and science.

About the Author

Muzaffar Iqbal is the founder-president of Center for Islam and Science, Canada. He is the author, editor and translator of twenty-one books on various aspects of Islam, its spiritual and intellectual traditions, Islam and the West, and the history of Islamic science. He is the General Editor of the forthcoming seven-volume Integrated Encyclopedia of the Qur'an, the first English language reference work on the Qur'an based on fourteen centuries of Muslim reflection and scholarship.