伊斯兰文明中的人文思想

本文对如何看待伊斯兰传统中的神性与人性,如何理解伊斯兰文明的开放性、创造性和宽容精神,如何评价伊斯兰文明与西方文明的关系史等问题作了探讨.     

伊斯兰生态文明初探

当代许多国家在进行生态环境建设时,除了采取科学的手段以外,还试图从传统文化和宗教中开掘生态思想资源,以寻求某种价值支持。本文探讨了世界三大宗教之一的伊斯兰生态文明,指出伊斯兰生态文明总的原则是人与自然相依为命,共存共荣;并深入探索了伊斯兰生态文明的具体内涵及其当代价值。     

Islamic Perspectives on Management and Organization – Abbas J. Ali

Book reviewed:
Islamic Perspectives on Management and Organization , Abbas J. Ali, Edward Elgar 2005 (1-84376-766-X), x + 260 pp., hb £59.95     

Causes As Difference‐Makers For Processes

It is natural to think of causes as difference‐makers. What exact difference causes make, however, is an open question. In this paper, I argue that the right way of understanding difference‐making is in terms of causal processes: causes make a difference to a causal process that leads to the effect. I will show that this way of understanding difference‐making nicely captures the distinction between causing an outcome and helping determine how the outcome happens and, thus, explains why causation is not transitive. Moreover, the theory handles tricky cases that are problematic for competing accounts of difference‐making.     

‘Fundamentalism’ Christian and Islamic

This article seeks to answer the question whether the term ‘fundamentalism’ is an appropriate label for certain Islamic movements by undertaking a detailed comparison with Protestant Christian fundamentalism, for which the term was originally coined. After an effort to identify and characterize the two phenomena, a number of similarities and differences are discussed. Among the differences is the fact that the most obvious defining characteristics in each case (Biblical inerrancy for Protestants and politicalsocial involvement for Muslims) are of little relevance to the other case. Among the similarities is a common opposition to ‘modernism’ and a tendency to stress what has been distinctive to the Protestant and Islamic traditions, respectively. The conclusion is that, while the two phenomena do have much in common, ‘fundamentalism’ is not an appropriate common label. The author prefers ‘Islamic radicalism’ for the Muslim case and tentatively suggests ‘radical neotraditionalism’ as a common label.     

Recent Books in ≡ Islamic Studies

Books reviewed in this article:
N. Robinson, Islam: A Concise Introduction
J. Renard, Responses to 101 Questions on Islam
J. Bowker, What Muslims Believe
B. Abrahamov, Islamic Theology: Traditionalism and Rationalism
E. Sirriyeh, Sufis and Anti-Sufis