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Author |
: Damian Howard |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 290 |
Release |
: 2011-03-08 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781136820267 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1136820264 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (67 Downloads) |
Synopsis Being Human in Islam by : Damian Howard
Islamic anthropology is relatively seldom treated as a particular concern even though much of the contemporary debate on the modernisation of Islam, its acceptance of human rights and democracy, makes implicit assumptions about the way Muslims conceive of the human being. This book explores how the spread of evolutionary theory has affected the beliefs of contemporary Muslims regarding human identity, capacity and destiny. In his systematic treatment of the impact of evolutionary ideas on modern Islam, Damian Howard surveys several branches of Muslim thought. Muslim responses to the crisis of the religious imagination presented by the evolutionary worldview fall into four different forms, incorporating traditional and modern notions. The book evaluates the content, influence and success of these four forms, asking how Muslims might now proceed to address the profound challenges which evolutionary theory poses to the effective reconstruction of their religious thought. Drawing fascinating parallels with developments in the world of Christian theology which will help understanding between people of the two religions, the author reflects on the question of how Muslims can come to terms with the modern world. A valuable addition to the literature on contemporary Islamic thought, this book will also interest students and scholars of religion and modernity, the history and philosophy of science, and evolutionary theory.
Author |
: Marguerite Richards |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 302 |
Release |
: 2019 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9814867128 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9789814867122 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (28 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Ordinary Chaos of Being Human by : Marguerite Richards
Author |
: Todd Lawson |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 212 |
Release |
: 2021-01-22 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1890688169 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781890688165 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (69 Downloads) |
Synopsis Being Human by : Todd Lawson
Author |
: Shahab Ahmed |
Publisher |
: Princeton University Press |
Total Pages |
: 629 |
Release |
: 2015-11-17 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781400873586 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1400873584 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (86 Downloads) |
Synopsis What Is Islam? by : Shahab Ahmed
A bold new conceptualization of Islam that reflects its contradictions and rich diversity What is Islam? How do we grasp a human and historical phenomenon characterized by such variety and contradiction? What is "Islamic" about Islamic philosophy or Islamic art? Should we speak of Islam or of islams? Should we distinguish the Islamic (the religious) from the Islamicate (the cultural)? Or should we abandon "Islamic" altogether as an analytical term? In What Is Islam?, Shahab Ahmed presents a bold new conceptualization of Islam that challenges dominant understandings grounded in the categories of "religion" and "culture" or those that privilege law and scripture. He argues that these modes of thinking obstruct us from understanding Islam, distorting it, diminishing it, and rendering it incoherent. What Is Islam? formulates a new conceptual language for analyzing Islam. It presents a new paradigm of how Muslims have historically understood divine revelation—one that enables us to understand how and why Muslims through history have embraced values such as exploration, ambiguity, aestheticization, polyvalence, and relativism, as well as practices such as figural art, music, and even wine drinking as Islamic. It also puts forward a new understanding of the historical constitution of Islamic law and its relationship to philosophical ethics and political theory. A book that is certain to provoke debate and significantly alter our understanding of Islam, What Is Islam? reveals how Muslims have historically conceived of and lived with Islam as norms and truths that are at once contradictory yet coherent.
Author |
: Frauke Beller |
Publisher |
: Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages |
: 562 |
Release |
: 2013-03-09 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789401582575 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9401582572 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (75 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Beginning of Human Life by : Frauke Beller
Progress in biomedical science has called for an international discussion of the medical, ethical, and legal problems that confront physicians, medical researchers, infertile couples, pregnant women, and parents of premature or disabled infants. In addition, the unprecedented technological developments in obstetrical, perinatal, and neonatal medicine in recent years have indicated a need for an international forum for interdisciplinary dialogue regarding the definition of early human life, the neurological development of early human life, the value of early human life, the obligations for its protection and prolongation, and the limits to these obligations.
Author |
: Michael Wesch |
Publisher |
: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages |
: 370 |
Release |
: 2018-08-07 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1724963678 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781724963673 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (78 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Art of Being Human by : Michael Wesch
Anthropology is the study of all humans in all times in all places. But it is so much more than that. "Anthropology requires strength, valor, and courage," Nancy Scheper-Hughes noted. "Pierre Bourdieu called anthropology a combat sport, an extreme sport as well as a tough and rigorous discipline. ... It teaches students not to be afraid of getting one's hands dirty, to get down in the dirt, and to commit yourself, body and mind. Susan Sontag called anthropology a "heroic" profession." What is the payoff for this heroic journey? You will find ideas that can carry you across rivers of doubt and over mountains of fear to find the the light and life of places forgotten. Real anthropology cannot be contained in a book. You have to go out and feel the world's jagged edges, wipe its dust from your brow, and at times, leave your blood in its soil. In this unique book, Dr. Michael Wesch shares many of his own adventures of being an anthropologist and what the science of human beings can tell us about the art of being human. This special first draft edition is a loose framework for more and more complete future chapters and writings. It serves as a companion to anth101.com, a free and open resource for instructors of cultural anthropology. This 2018 text is a revision of the "first draft edition" from 2017 and includes 7 new chapters.
Author |
: Muhammad Umar Faruque |
Publisher |
: University of Michigan Press |
Total Pages |
: 329 |
Release |
: 2021-08-17 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780472132621 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0472132628 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (21 Downloads) |
Synopsis Sculpting the Self by : Muhammad Umar Faruque
Sculpting the Self addresses “what it means to be human” in a secular, post-Enlightenment world by exploring notions of self and subjectivity in Islamic and non-Islamic philosophical and mystical thought. Alongside detailed analyses of three major Islamic thinkers (Mullā Ṣadrā, Shāh Walī Allāh, and Muhammad Iqbal), this study also situates their writings on selfhood within the wider constellation of related discussions in late modern and contemporary thought, engaging the seminal theoretical insights on the self by William James, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Michel Foucault. This allows the book to develop its inquiry within a spectrum theory of selfhood, incorporating bio-physiological, socio-cultural, and ethico-spiritual modes of discourse and meaning-construction. Weaving together insights from several disciplines such as religious studies, philosophy, anthropology, critical theory, and neuroscience, and arguing against views that narrowly restrict the self to a set of cognitive functions and abilities, this study proposes a multidimensional account of the self that offers new options for addressing central issues in the contemporary world, including spirituality, human flourishing, and meaning in life. This is the first book-length treatment of selfhood in Islamic thought that draws on a wealth of primary source texts in Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Greek, and other languages. Muhammad U. Faruque’s interdisciplinary approach makes a significant contribution to the growing field of cross-cultural dialogue, as it opens up the way for engaging premodern and modern Islamic sources from a contemporary perspective by going beyond the exegesis of historical materials. He initiates a critical conversation between new insights into human nature as developed in neuroscience and modern philosophical literature and millennia-old Islamic perspectives on the self, consciousness, and human flourishing as developed in Islamic philosophical, mystical, and literary traditions.
Author |
: ʻAbd Allāh ibn ʻAlawī ʻAṭṭās |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 1998 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1887752145 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781887752145 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (45 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Lives of Man by : ʻAbd Allāh ibn ʻAlawī ʻAṭṭās
Originally published: [London]: Quilliam, 1991 (Classics of Muslim spirituality; 3).
Author |
: Todd Lawson |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 196 |
Release |
: 2020-04-18 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9798611342497 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (97 Downloads) |
Synopsis Being Human by : Todd Lawson
This book untangles a paradox. The Baha'i Faith claims to accept the Prophet Muhammad as Messenger of God and the Seal of the Prophets. But, Baha'is insist that their religion is a new and independent revelation from God that stands distinct and apart from Islam and Islamic practice. Todd Lawson attempts to understand how such apparent "cognitive dissonance" may be resolved. He explains the deep connection between the Baha'i Faith and Islam, and how this relationship is one among many in what must remain the continuing, and perhaps endless, attempts to mine the Baha'i scriptures for all their inexhaustible implications. Being Human seeks to reconcile many contradictions and demonstrate how Baha'i teachings point the way toward peace and the reconciliation of all world religions.Todd Lawson is Emeritus Professor of Islamic Thought at the University of Toronto.
Author |
: Kelly James Clark |
Publisher |
: Springer Nature |
Total Pages |
: 381 |
Release |
: 2021-09-27 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9783030757977 |
ISBN-13 |
: 3030757978 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (77 Downloads) |
Synopsis Abrahamic Reflections on Randomness and Providence by : Kelly James Clark
This open access book addresses the question of how God can providentially govern apparently ungovernable randomness. Medieval theologians confidently held that God is provident, that is, God is the ultimate cause of or is responsible for everything that happens. However, scientific advances since the 19th century pose serious challenges to traditional views of providence. From Darwinian evolution to quantum mechanics, randomness has become an essential part of the scientific worldview. An interdisciplinary team of Muslim, Christian and Jewish scholars—biologists, physicists, philosophers and theologians—addresses questions of randomness and providence.