Research Journal on Fiqh and Islamic Sciences

Research Journal on Fiqh and Islamic Sciences

A Methodological Analysis of Systematic Approach to Religious Narratives and Their Formulation in Addressing Social Issues

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Mahmoud Ghasemi Qal’eh Bahman 1
Amir Abbas Ali-Zamani 2
1 PhD in Comparative Philosophy, Faculty of Law, Theology and Political Sciences, Science and Research Unit, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 Professor, Department of Philosophy and Islamic Theology, Faculty of Theology and Islamic Studies, University of Tehran
10.22034/rjfis.2024.477471.1085
Abstract
With the industrialization and secularization of culture, the social activities of the institution of religion have been limited and gradually marginalized. Based on this, religious theologians have sought to formulate and expand a faith-based social life and not only harmonize industrial and technological development with their religious identity but also base its construction on religious identity. This effort requires presenting religion as a coherent and universal whole so that theologians can present appropriate theological answers to the needs of contemporary humans. However, the degree to which religion can be systematic depends on how theologians deal with religious propositions and how these propositions are formulated to solve social problems. On the other hand, religion goes beyond determining an individual's personal program, duties, and religious rituals and becomes a critic and founder of social and political structures. Based on this, social systems are founded on the text of religion in society. This article, through a comparative study in Christian and Islamic theology, seeks to address the methodological requirements and how to deal with religious propositions and how to formulate them in solving social problems, focusing on the views and thoughts of Paul Tillich and Ayatollah Khamenei.
Keywords
Ayatollah Khamenei
Systematic Theology
Religion and Culture
Ijtihad
Tillich
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Research Journal on Fiqh and Islamic Sciences
Volume 3, Issue 8 - Serial Number 8
Spring 2024
Pages 89-126