Epigraph:

And those who disbelieve say, ‘This Quran is but a lie which Muhammad has forged, and other people have helped him with it.’ Indeed, they have brought forth an injustice and an untruth. And they allege, ‘These are fables of the ancients; and he has got them written down, and they are dictated to him morning and evening.’

Say, ‘He Who knows every secret that is in the heavens and the earth has revealed it. Indeed, He is Most Forgiving, Merciful.’ (Al Quran 25:4-6)

The Muslim Times’ Chief Editor’s comments

One way to resolve the conflict in Christianity is to have a broader understanding of Abrahamic faiths and learn from Islam and Judaism at the same time. The Muslim Times has a very extensive collection on Religion & Science theme.

I have put a brief biography of Ian Barbour below, followed by articles that augment his presentation and themes. I applaud his concluding remarks where he says that he is open to learn from other theological traditions and he names, Buddhism, Islam and feminist theological tradition in Christianity.

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Ian Graeme Barbour (October 5, 1923 – December 24, 2013) was an American scholar on the relationship between science and religion. According to the Public Broadcasting Service his mid-1960s Issues in Science and Religion “has been credited with literally creating the contemporary field of science and religion.”^[5]

In the citation nominating Barbour for the 1999 Templeton Prize, John B. Cobb wrote, “No contemporary has made a more original, deep and lasting contribution toward the needed integration of scientific and religious knowledge and values than Ian Barbour. With respect to the breadth of topics and fields brought into this integration, Barbour has no equal.”^[6]

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