Scientific and Political Freedom in Islam

Name: Scientific and Political Freedom in Islam
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Scientific and Political Freedom in IslamA Critical Reading of the Modernist-Apologetic School\nAuthor(s): Uriya Shavit\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138286047, 978-1138286047\nSynopsis\nThe modernist-apologetic approach to the relation between revelation and science and politics has been a central part of Arab discourses on the future of Muslim societies for over a century. This approach introduced historical and theological narratives and interpretative mechanisms that contextualize reason and freedom in Islamic terms to argue that, unlike with Christianity, it is possible for Muslim societies to be technologically and politically advanced without forfeiting revelation as an all-encompassing, legally-binding guide.\n\nScientific and Political Freedom in Islam critically examines the coherence and consistency of modernist-apologetic scholars. This is done through a discussion of their general theorizing on r.