Islamic Modernists and Discourse on Reason as a Reconciliatory Argument between Islam and the Western Enlightenment

This article examines the debates on the relationship between Islam and reason during the nineteenth century and early twentieth century. It argues that these debates were transnational but were largely influenced by similar debates in the Western tradition. It also affirms that modernists used disc...

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Main Author: Sallah, Asmahan 1967- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [publisher not identified] 2015
In: International journal of islamic thought
Year: 2015, Volume: 7, Pages: 11-24
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