4 Quotes & Sayings By Abdolkarim Soroush

Abdolkarim Soroush is a professor of philosophy at Tehran University. He has been the editor-in-chief of the Islamic Philosophy quarterly journal from 1982 until 1990. Under his leadership, the journal has published articles by some of the greatest philosophers in the world including Jehan Sadri, Michel Bounous, Bernard Lonergan, and Jean Leclercq. He is currently working on a book entitled "Revelation and Critique" Read more

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The clergy earns its living from religion. If your interests are secured through religion, then you will defend your interests first, and religion will become secondary. Abdolkarim Soroush
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Islam, or any religion, will become totalitarian if it is made into an ideology, because that is the nature of ideologies. Abdolkarim Soroush
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After the 9/11 incidents, Islam has become a big question mark among westerners, especially Americans. The mass media constantly raise the issue of relationship between Islam and terrorism. Abdolkarim Soroush