Reason, Freedom, and Democracy in Islam
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Reason, Freedom, and Democracy in Islam is a seminal collection of essays by Iranian philosopher Abdolkarim Soroush that explores the compatibility of Islamic thought with rational inquiry, individual liberty, and democratic governance.
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| Reason, Freedom, and Democracy in Islam canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Reason, Freedom, and Democracy in Islam Context triple: [Abdolkarim Soroush, notableWork, Reason, Freedom, and Democracy in Islam]
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Reconciliation: Islam, Democracy, and the West
Reconciliation: Islam, Democracy, and the West is a political and philosophical work by former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto that explores how Islamic principles can coexist with democratic governance and Western values.
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Islam and the West
Islam and the West refers to the complex historical, cultural, political, and religious relationship and interactions between Islamic societies and Western civilizations.
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Religion and Liberty
Religion and Liberty is a political and philosophical work by Iranian thinker Mehdi Bazargan that explores the relationship between Islamic faith and democratic freedoms.
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D.
The Spirit of Islam
The Spirit of Islam is a seminal scholarly work that presents a sympathetic, reformist interpretation of Islamic history, theology, and civilization for both Muslim and Western audiences.
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E.
Against the Islamization of Our Culture
"Against the Islamization of Our Culture" is a political book by Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn in which he criticizes Islam’s influence on Western European society and culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Reason, Freedom, and Democracy in Islam Target entity description: Reason, Freedom, and Democracy in Islam is a seminal collection of essays by Iranian philosopher Abdolkarim Soroush that explores the compatibility of Islamic thought with rational inquiry, individual liberty, and democratic governance.
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A.
Reconciliation: Islam, Democracy, and the West
Reconciliation: Islam, Democracy, and the West is a political and philosophical work by former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto that explores how Islamic principles can coexist with democratic governance and Western values.
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B.
Islam and the West
Islam and the West refers to the complex historical, cultural, political, and religious relationship and interactions between Islamic societies and Western civilizations.
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C.
Religion and Liberty
Religion and Liberty is a political and philosophical work by Iranian thinker Mehdi Bazargan that explores the relationship between Islamic faith and democratic freedoms.
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D.
The Spirit of Islam
The Spirit of Islam is a seminal scholarly work that presents a sympathetic, reformist interpretation of Islamic history, theology, and civilization for both Muslim and Western audiences.
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E.
Against the Islamization of Our Culture
"Against the Islamization of Our Culture" is a political book by Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn in which he criticizes Islam’s influence on Western European society and culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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essay collection ⓘ |
| author | Abdolkarim Soroush ⓘ |
| centralClaim |
Islam is compatible with democracy under certain interpretive frameworks
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democratic governance can be justified within Islamic thought ⓘ freedom of belief and expression are necessary for genuine religious faith ⓘ pluralism in religious interpretation is both inevitable and desirable ⓘ religious knowledge is historically conditioned and fallible ⓘ there is a distinction between religion itself and human understanding of religion ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Iran ⓘ |
| genre |
Islamic studies
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non-fiction ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
essay "The Evolution and Devolution of Religious Knowledge"
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essay "The Expansion of Prophetic Experience" ⓘ essay "The Idea of Democratic Religious Government" ⓘ essay "The Plurality of the Truth" ⓘ essay "The Theoretical Contraction and Expansion of Shari'a" ⓘ essay "Tolerance and Governance" ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Abdolkarim Soroush's theory of the contraction and expansion of religious knowledge
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Islamic reformist movements in Iran ⓘ modern liberal political theory ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers interested in Islam and democracy
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scholars of Islamic studies ⓘ students of political philosophy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Islam and democracy
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Islam and modernity ⓘ Islamic reform ⓘ civil society in Muslim contexts ⓘ freedom of thought in Islam ⓘ hermeneutics of religious texts ⓘ individual liberty in Islam ⓘ political theology in Islam ⓘ rationality in Islamic thought ⓘ relationship between religion and democracy ⓘ religious authority in Islam ⓘ religious epistemology ⓘ religious pluralism in Islam ⓘ |
| notableFor |
articulating a reformist Islamic justification for democracy
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developing a distinction between religion and religious knowledge ⓘ influencing debates on political reform in Muslim-majority societies ⓘ presenting a philosophical defense of religious pluralism within Islam ⓘ |
| originalLanguage |
Persian
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linked to:
Persian language
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| philosophicalTradition |
Islamic philosophy
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liberal political philosophy ⓘ religious reformism ⓘ |
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