1.4.9 Islamic Vicegerency
What is the role of humanity in the Islamic worldview? (Riza `Abbasi/"Hunters at a Stream, ca. 1625")
What is the role of humanity in the Islamic worldview? (Riza `Abbasi/"Hunters at a Stream, ca. 1625")
How can we integrate critical and scientific and rational thought with traditional Islamic sciences? (Larry Koester/"Zaytuna Mosque")
In the context of British colonialism, how did South Asian Muslim scholars grapple with the possibilities and dangers of Hindu-Muslim friendship?
'Islamic law' could effectively be described as a vibrant tradition of translating norms into lived societies. (Nasir al-Din Tusi/"Distributing Riches")
What myths frame the dominant contemporary understanding of shari'a? (Nasir al-Din Tusi/"Market Square")
How should we think about indigenous reform efforts that mirror Western modernist critiques of religion? (Roy Berman/"Turban holy site")
Renewal and adaptation are necessary to correct practices out of alignment in a changing world. (Andrew Moore/"Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque: Colonade III")
Was modernity driven by shifts in technology, economics, or politics? (Josep Puighermanal/"Racó industrial. Cardona")
What is the process through which Islamic law has been interpreted and implemented? (Amaury Laporte/"Infinity Mirrored Room")