Islam and science: religious orthodoxy and the battle for rationality

* Foreword - Mohammed Abdus Salam * Preface * 1. Islam and Science: Are They Compatible? * 2. Science: Its Nature and Origins * 3. The War Between Science and Medieval Christianity * 4. The State of Science in Islamic Countries Today * 5. Three Muslim Responses to Underdevelopment * 6. Bucaille, Nasr and Sardar: Three Exponents of Islamic Science * 7. Can There Be An Islamic Science? * 8. The Rise of Muslim Science * 9. Religious Orthodoxy Confronts Muslim Science * 10. Five Great 'Heretics' * 11. Why Didn't the Scientific Revolution Happen in Islam? * 12. Some Thoughts for the Future * Appendix: They Call It Islamic Science * Index * Tables