Faith, Philosophy and the Reflective Muslim [Paperback]

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 MuslimSeries Editors' Preface Acknowledgements Introduction 1. A Jamesian Account of Faith 2. The Challenge of al-Ghaz?l?'s Scepticism 3. Al-Ghaz?l?'s Sufi Account of Faith 4. A Jamesian Reading of al-Ghaz?l? 5. The Challenge of Contemporary Evidentialism 6. Challenges to Religious Pluralism Conclusion Notes Bibliography IndexZain 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.