Problems in Contemporary Islamic Philosophy of Religion
A special issue of Religions (ISSN 2077-1444). This special issue belongs to the section "Religions and Humanities/Philosophies".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2025 | Viewed by 11959
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue in Religions is dedicated to exploring problems in contemporary Islamic Philosophy of Religion. It is intended to catalogue treatments of select problems in the Philosophy of Religion today, such as arguments for and against the existence of God, religious epistemology, problems of religious diversity and pluralism, etc., with a focus on the Islamic religion. As such, the Special Issue will offer a modest contribution toward broadening the scope of contemporary Philosophy of Religion, which continues to be dominated by discussions about philosophical problems as they relate primarily, or even exclusively, to Christian theism.
The Special Issue will also be characterized by its distinctly philosophical approach to select problems that arise in thinking about Islam, as opposed to exercises in Islamic apologetics, theology, or even ‘analytic theology’ (as all these other approaches operate on the assumption of the truth of the Islamic religion). Given that it is a second-order enterprise, one that does not presuppose the truth or falsity of Islam, Islamic Philosophy of Religion is not bound to parameters set down by Islamic belief and practice. Because of this, efforts by those who philosophize about Islam in such a context may very well yield conclusions that many Muslims would regard as ‘unorthodox’ or ‘incorrect’ convictions about religious matters.
While the Special Issue in Religions is open to those who may wish to defend philosophical positions that are congruent with Islamic belief and practice, it is not limited to such endeavors. Indeed, on the contrary, the Special Issue is particularly intended to provide an opportunity for reflection on and defenses of philosophical positions that might be regarded as controversial, heretical, or even instances of outright ‘disbelief’ in Islam.
Dr. Imran Aijaz
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Islamic philosophy of religion
- Islam and philosophy
- philosophical issues in Islam
- philosophical debates in Islam
- contemporary philosophical problems in Islam
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