RELIGIOUS LITERALISM AND SCIENCE-RELATED ISSUES IN CONTEMPORARY ISLAM.
The complex relations between Islam and modern science have so far mostly been examined by thinkers at the conceptual level. The wider interaction of religious scholars and preachers with the general public on science issues is an unexplored area that is worthy of examination, for it often is charac...
| Publicado en: | Zygon: Journal of Religion & Science Vol. 45; no. 4; pp. 817 - 841 |
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Dec2010
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