Renovatio: The Art of Being Human - Spring 2018**Clearance**
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About The Book
The nature of man, his difference from the animals, and his relation to the divine are topics that have preoccupied philosophers and theologians from ancient times. The Islamic tradition, like the Jewish and Christian traditions, holds that human beings are created in the metaphysical image of God. But modern society has discovered much to undermine man’s proud claim to distinctiveness through reason.
The Spring 2018 issue of Renovatio asks what now remains that makes us distinctively human. Is it the stories we tell, our concern for an ethical life, or, even, the ensoulment of the human embryo? Read the thought-provoking articles and essays offered from prominent scholars in the United States and abroad.
Table of Contents
The Human in the Qur’an
How four Qur’anic aspects of humanity combine to make man a distinctive creation.
Zaid Shakir
Virtue, Human, and Divine
Can the measure of human virtue be set by the character—or the names—of God?
Sophia Vasalou
Science and Theology: Where the Consonance Really Lies
If we keep in mind the limits of our methods, the deepest aspirations of the sciences and the most essential affirmations of theology are irresistibly apposite.
David Bentley Hart
Human Being: Learning to Be Human
If we let it, the modern world can alter our fitrah, or the perfection of our natural disposition. But the path to restoring harmony with our natures may be easier than we think.
Umar Faruq Abd-Allah and Hamza Yusuf
Other People’s Truths
Sacred scriptures are Great Books, but can they be read as literature in secular settings?
Eva Brann
An Ethos for All?
Why a medieval Christian theologian believed humanity, regardless of creed, could unite around a shared ethic.
Claus Dierksmeier
When Does a Human Fetus Become Human?
Scripture and science, taken together, can lead believers to rethink our understanding of when life begins, of the miracle of revelation, and most certainly of abortion.
Hamza Yusuf
The Status of Woman in America
The woman conserves those deeper moral forces which make for the happiness of homes and the righteousness of the country.
Anna Julia Cooper
The Secret of the Morality Tale
Only narratives can ensure our ethics take both intention and circumstance into account.
Cyrus Ali Zagar
Vanquishing the Monster Within Us
When we resist the dehumanizing forces of war, we can see the sacred in all human beings.
Chris Hedges
Sacred Truths in a Profane World
Can an alliance of religious believers help humanity begin to emerge from an age of skepticism?
Roger Scruton
From Savagery to Civilization
Poetry fulfills our humanity because it is the language that most makes human culture.
Scott F. Crider
About the Contributor(s)
About the authors
Hamza Yusuf: Hamza Yusuf hafidhahullah (born 1960) is one of the most prominent American Muslim scholars of his generation and co-founder of Zaytuna College in Berkeley, California. A steadfast advocate of classical learning in Islam, he has promoted Islamic sciences and traditional pedagogical methodologies throughout the world. He serves as an advisor to the Centre for Islamic Studies at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, and as a member of the board of advisors of George Russell's One Nation, a national philanthropic initiative promoting pluralism and inclusion in America. He also serves as vice-president of the Global Centre for Guidance and Renewal, an institution founded and presided over by Abdallah bin Bayyah. He is among the signatories of A Common Word Between Us and You, an open letter from Islamic scholars to Christian leaders calling for peace and understanding. His published works include translations such as The Creed of Imam al-Tahawi and Purification of the Heart, and authored titles such as Agenda to Change Our Condition and Caesarean Moon Births.
Zaid Shakir: Zaid Shakir (b. 1956 CE) is one of America's most respected Muslim scholars and educators, best known as a co-founder, alongside Hamza Yusuf and Hatem Bazian, of Zaytuna College in Berkeley, California, the first accredited Muslim liberal arts college in the United States, established in 2010. Born Ricky Mitchell in Berkeley, he embraced Islam in 1977 while serving in the U.S. Air Force, later taking the name Zaid Shakir. His path joined Western academic training with classical Islamic learning. He earned degrees in political science and international relations from American University and Rutgers University, then studied Arabic in Egypt before turning to the traditional sciences, law, Qurʾanic studies, and spirituality with leading scholars in Syria and Morocco. In 2001 he became the first American male to graduate from Abu Nur University in Damascus. Over the years he helped found several mosques and Islamic centers, taught as a scholar in residence at the Zaytuna Institute, and emerged as a thoughtful public voice on faith, social justice, and the life of Muslim communities in the West. He is a signatory of A Common Word Between Us and You. His writings include Scattered Pictures, Where I'm Coming From, and Agenda to Change Our Condition (with Hamza Yusuf), and his translations include Treatise for the Seekers of Guidance and The Heirs of the Prophets.
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Zaytuna
Author
Hamza Yusuf and Zaid Shakir
Year Published
2018
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