An Analysis and Examination of Types of Science-Religion Relations

Document Type : The Quarterly Jornal

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1 PhD student in Sociology, Faculty of social sciences, The Center for supplementary education, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran

2 Associate professor of the department for social sciences, Payam Noor University of Tehran, Iran. (Author in charge)

3 Professor of the department for social sciences, Payam Noor University of Tehran, Iran

4 Professor of the department for social sciences, University of Shahid Chamran Ahwaz, Iran

Abstract

Investigation of the nature of the relationship between science and religion, as two important sources of human knowledge, has always been the focus of attention of thinkers in various intellectual fields. This has led to the formation of a wide range of different viewpoints and theories about it. The analysis of these various viewpoints is of great importance in our society due to the constantly evolving discussions on the subject of religious science, and in particular, the "Islamic-human sciences". The present paper, while knowing the importance of this fact, tries to examine various models and theories related to the relationship between science and religion in an analytical-descriptive method. The findings show that there is no single point of view that can adequately cover all the complexities related to the relationship between science and religion, and therefore examining this relationship, as one of the necessary preconditions for the realization of religious science, requires going through homogeneity and relying on multiple and multilateral models

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Journal of Islam and Social Studies
Volume 8, Issue 29 - Serial Number 29
ExecutiveExpert
June 2020
Pages 125-152

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  • Receive Date: 05 January 2020
  • Revise Date: 06 June 2020
  • Accept Date: 08 September 2020

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