Uploaded: 27 Sep 2017 (9 years ago) · Shared: 28 Sep 2017
Duration: 11:42
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In this captivating address, renowned scholar Shaykh Hamza Yusuf explores the profound harmony between science and faith during the 2017 Templeton Prize ceremony honoring distinguished Christian philosopher Dr. Alvin Plantinga. Addressing the rise of modern atheism, Hamza Yusuf demonstrates how scientific discovery does not erode religious conviction, but instead enriches our awe of the Creator's magnificent universe. This thought-provoking discourse delivers valuable spiritual reminders and Islamic guidance on the vital role of intellect in understanding divine revelation.
By celebrating the intellectual contributions of Dr. Plantinga, this tribute highlights the enduring conversation between Islam and Christian thought regarding reason, morality, and God. Whether you are contemplating the relationship between rational inquiry and belief or searching for clarity in a secular age, this speech offers an uplifting perspective on how true scientific advancement reinforces genuine faith across religious traditions.
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Who is Hamza Yusuf?Hamza Yusuf (born 1960) is an American Islamic scholar. Yusuf is the co-founder of Zaytuna College. He is a proponent of classical learning in Islam and has promoted Islamic sciences and classical teaching methodologies throughout the world.
What is Atheism?Atheism is, in the broadest sense, the absence of belief in the existence of deities. Less broadly, atheism is the rejection of belief that any deities exist. In an even narrower sense, atheism is specifically the position that there are no deities. Atheism is contrasted with theism, which, in its most general form, is the belief that at least one deity exists.
What is Science?Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe. The earliest roots of science can be traced to the works of Ancient Egyptians and Mesopotamians, whose contributions entered and shaped Greek natural philosophy of classical antiquity. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, knowledge of Greek science deteriorated in Western Europe during the Middle Ages but flourished in the Islamic Golden Age. Modern science is typically divided into three major branches that consist of the natural sciences (e.g. biology, chemistry, physics), which study nature in the broadest sense; the social sciences (e.g. psychology, sociology, economics), which study individuals and societies; and the formal sciences (e.g. mathematics, logic, theoretical computer science), which study abstract concepts.
