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The constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran recognizes Islam, Christianity, Judaism, and Zoroastrianism as People of the Book and official religions, and they are granted the right to exercise religious freedom in Iran. [28][29] Five of the 270 seats in parliament are reserved for these three religions.
For other uses of the term, see Pluralism (disambiguation). The cross of the war memorial (Church of England / Christianity) and a menorah (Judaism) coexist at the north end of St Giles' in Oxford, England. Religious pluralism is an attitude or policy regarding the diversity of religious belief systems co-existing in society.
Religious pluralism existed in medieval Islamic law and Islamic ethics, as the religious laws and courts of other religions, including Christianity, Judaism and Hinduism, were usually accommodated within the Islamic legal framework, as exemplified in the Caliphate, Al-Andalus, Ottoman Empire and Indian subcontinent. [ 3 ][ 4 ]
He converted to Islam in 1983. He wrote a book entitled Islam and Religious Pluralism in which he advocates "non-reductive religious pluralism". He has been an advocate of interfaith dialogue, and serves on the advisory board of the Society for Religious Studies in Qom. He holds a Ph.D. in philosophy from Rice University (1983).
Qur'an, Liberation and Pluralism by Farid Esack. Revival and Reform in Islam by Fazlur Rahman Malik. The Unthought in Contemporary Islamic Thought by Mohammed Arkoun. Unveiling Traditions: Postcolonial Islam in a Polycentric World by Anouar Majid. Islam and Science: Religious Orthodoxy and the Battle for Rationality by Pervez Hoodbhoy.
Religious pluralism existed in medieval Islamic law and ethics. The religious laws and courts of other religions, including Christianity, Judaism and Hinduism, were usually accommodated within the Islamic legal framework, as exemplified in the Caliphate, Al-Andalus, Ottoman Empire and Indian subcontinent.
The Islamic Roots of Democratic Pluralism Oxford University Press Inc (USA), 2000, ISBN 0-19-513991-7; The Islamic World: Past and Present John L. Esposito (Editor), Abdulaziz Abdulhussein Sachedina (Editor): Oxford University Press Inc (USA), 2004, ISBN 0-19-516520-9; Islamic Biomedical Ethics Oxford University Press (USA), 2009, ISBN 0-19 ...
Abdolkarim Soroush (عبدالكريم سروش (listen ⓘ) Persian pronunciation: [æbdolkæriːm soruːʃ]), born Hossein Haj Faraj Dabbagh [1] (born 16 December 1945; Persian: حسين حاج فرج دباغ), is an Iranian Islamic thinker, reformer, Rumi scholar, public intellectual, and a former professor of philosophy at the University of Tehran and Imam Khomeini International ...