Muslim theological encounters with science kaleidoscopes of knowledge over time Ebrahim Moosa

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moosa, Ebrahim, author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in Islam and the sciences

Cambridge elements. Elements in Islam and the science 2754-7094

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islam and science--History.

Islam and science.

Genre:

History

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2026

Summary:

"Muslim Theological Encounters with Science dismantles the 'Islamic decline' narrative by showing how science and theology have long coexisted in Muslim civilization. Premodern thinkers navigated enduring tensions between reason and revelation, ensuring that intellectual disagreement fostered growth rather than hostility. Modern friction between science and Muslim theology-driven by colonialism, limited scientific literacy, and the absence of a science-attuned common sense among theologians-has often, though not exclusively, stemmed from adherence to outdated theological models. The author proposes a 'symphonic and braided' framework for relating science and theology, treating them as distinct yet complementary languages of meaning-making. Cultivating humility and imagination emerges as essential to human understanding. By avoiding the trap of forced convergence, this framework allows science to explain the 'how' while theology addresses the 'why,' together weaving a more complex and resilient pursuit of the truth"-- Cambridge Core

Contents:

Sketch of antique Muslim dialectical theology (?ilm al-kalam) and natural philosophy

Traditional hermeneutics and the interpretation of natural signs in the Qur?an

Toward a symphonic and braided Islamic theology

Conclusion : symphonic and braided thinking

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge Core, viewed May 13, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version Moosa, Ebrahim Muslim theological encounters with science

ISBN:

9781009308465

1009308467

OCLC:

1568721413

Publisher Number:

CIPO000349781

Access Restriction:

Some versions: Open access versions available from some providers open access