Nidhal Guessoum

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9781848855182

Reconciling Muslim Tradition and Modern Science

Contents

Prologue: Averroes and I

Introduction: Islam and Science Today

PART I: Fundamentals (First things first): God, the Qur’an, and Science

1: Allah, the Creator and Sustainer

2: The Qur’an and its Philosophy of Knowledge/Science

3: Science and Its Critics

4: Can One Develop an Islamic Science?

5: I`jaz – Modern Science in the Qur’an?

PART II: Islam and Contemporary Science Issues

6: Islam and Cosmology

7: Islam and Design

8: Islam and the Anthropic Principle

9: Islam and Evolution (Human and Biological)

PART III: Outlook

10: Islam and Science tomorrow