Faith, Philosophy and the Reflective Muslim

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction

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3. A Jamesian Account of Faith

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4. The Challenge of Al-Ghazālī’s Scepticism

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5. Al-Ghazālī’s Sufi Account of Faith

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6. A Jamesian Reading of Al-Ghazālī

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7. The Challenge of Contemporary Evidentialism

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8. Challenges to Religious Pluralism

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9. Conclusion

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10. Back Matter

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Most modern literature on the rationality of religious belief is primarily written from Christian and Secular perspectives, the introduction of a reflective Muslim perspective provides a fresh and alternative perspective. This work aims to pioneer an engagement with contemporary philosophical scholarship from the perspective of a reflective Muslim

• bibliography
• English literature
• knowledge
• literature
• philosophy
• pluralism
• rationality
• religious belief
• scepticism

• University of Auckland, New Zealand

  Zain Ali

Zain Ali is the Head of the Islamic Studies Research Unit at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He currently teaches papers on Islam, and is interested in the intersection between Islamic Philosophy and contemporary Philosophy of Religion. In particular, he is interested in exploring philosophical responses to religious diversity.

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