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God, Nature,and the Cause: Essays on Islam and Science

Author: Basil Altaie

Publisher: Islamicand Strategic Studies Institute(ISSI) & Kalam Research Media (KRM)

ISBN: 9789671497203
Price: RM88.00
Pages: 224pp
Weight: 0.440kg

Thephilosophical conflict of religion and science is one of the most compellingand controversial issues today. Many intellectuals, scholars and philosophersfrom the West representing Christian and Jewish philosophical traditions haveaddressed this burning question but little has been heard from theircounterparts in the Muslim tradition. What do Muslims have to say on thesubject, and what is the relationship between modern scientific developmentsand Muslim belief? What is the Islamic tradition of Kalam, and does it haveanything to contribute to modern science and philosophy? These are some of thecritical questions addressed by Basil Altaie in his latest book God, Nature,and the Cause: Essays on Islam and Science.

Altaie,physicist and philosopher rooted in classical Islamic theology, argues that theKalam tradition--Islam's deepest philosophical expression--provides a number ofinsights that can create a greater understanding of modern physics, andreconcile the apparent clash between science and religion. In this riveting setof essays, Altaie takes us from the early circles of Mu'tazili and Ash'ariKalam, to the universities of Western Europe, in a critical survey that engagesthinkers like Al-Ash'ari, Al-Ghazali, Ibn Sina, Aristotle, Newton, Einstein,Stephen Hawking, Laplace, SchrOdinger, and others. This is an unprecedented andfascinating study, available in English for the first time through KalamResearch & Media.

This bookprovides an important resource for practitioners of philosophy, science, andtheology, and offers an invaluable and timely contribution on Islam and itsinteraction with modern science.