Archive for April, 2001

Islam and Democracy: Reflections on Abdolkarim Soroush

By • Apr 7th, 2001 • Category: Works On Soroush

Fred Dallmayr   (CSID 2001 Proceedingds) University of Notre Dame Fred.R.Dallmayr.1@nd.edu Islam demands loyalty to God, not to thrones. (Mohammad Iqbal) In his Political and Social Essays, Paul Ricoeur addresses forthrightly the situation of the religious believer in the modern world, especially in modern secular society. Quoting from scripture (Matthew 5, 13), he insists that believers […]


Reason & Freedom in Islamic Thought

By • Apr 7th, 2001 • Category: Works By Soroush

Keynote Address by Dr. Abdolkarim Soroush: “Reason &Freedom in Islamic Thought” at The CSID 2nd Annual Conference The following are excerpts from the Keynote Address given by Dr. Abdolkarim Sosroush, at the CSID Second Annual Conference, held on April 7, 2001, at Georgetown University. The speaker was introduced by Professor Charles E. Butterworth, Program Committee […]