INTRODUCTION TO THE SYMPOSIUM ON ISLAM AND EVOLUTION: with Shoaib Ahmed Malik, “Introduction to the Symposium on Islam and Evolution”; Safaruk Zaman Chowdhury, “Explaining Evil in the Bio‐Sphere: Assessing Some Evolutionary Theodicies for Muslim Theists”; Karim Gabor Kocsenda, “Shīʿī Readings of Human Evolution: Ṭabāṭabāʾī to Ḥaydarī”; Khalil Andani, “Evolving Creation: An Ismaili Muslim Interpretation of Evolution”; David Solomon Jalajel, “Presumptions About God's Wisdom in Muslim Arguments For and Against Evolution”; and Shoaib Ahmed Malik, Hamza

This introduction provides an overview of the significance of the Symposium on Islam and evolution that results from a conference hosted by the Leiden University Shīʿī Studies Initiative (LUSSI) in July 2021. The objective of this conference was to stimulate further research in the area. Scientists,...

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Published in:Zygon 2022-06, Vol.57 (2), p.389-392
Main Author: Malik, Shoaib Ahmed
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Islam
Muslims
Philosophy
Theology
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Summary:This introduction provides an overview of the significance of the Symposium on Islam and evolution that results from a conference hosted by the Leiden University Shīʿī Studies Initiative (LUSSI) in July 2021. The objective of this conference was to stimulate further research in the area. Scientists, theologians, and philosophers participated in the conference to discuss the topic from various angles. The selected articles that were accepted for this thematic section are summarized.
ISSN:0591-2385
1467-9744
DOI:10.1111/zygo.12779