Muslim & science religious orthodoxy and the struggle for rationality

A compelling and provocative analysis of the relationship between the scientific spirit and orthodoxy and scope of one of the great monotheistic religions.

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Main Author: Hoodbhoy, Pervez Amirali (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lahore, Pakistan Vanguard [1991]
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Science : its nature and origins
  • The war between science and medieval Christianity
  • The state of science in Muslim countries today
  • Three Muslim responses to underdevelopment
  • Bucaille, Nasr, and Sardar : three exponents of Islamic science
  • Can there be an Islamic science?
  • The rise of Muslim science
  • Religious orthodoxy confronts Muslim science
  • Five great "heretics"
  • Why didn't the scientific revolution take place in Islam?
  • Some thoughts for the future