Dr. Abolfazl Sajedi

Saturday, 10 April 2010 08:39

Dr. Abolfazl Sajedi is currently an expert of COI radio in the programs Peaceful Mind and Prosperous Family. Let's know more about him.

Born in 1961 in Aran va Bidgolm, a city from Isfahan, a central province in the Islamic Republic of Iran

Education

1977 Diploma of High School

1983 BA as an Undergraduate degree from Elmiyyah Seminary, Qum

1989 Masters in Developmental Psychology

1991 Completed Advanced studies in Fiqh, Usul, Philosophy and Qur'an Exegesis from Elmiyyah Seminary, Qum and Dar Rah Haq Institute

1995 Masters in Islamic Philosophy, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

2000 PhD in Philosophy of Religion, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada

MA Thesis

Revelation and Reason in the Thought of Tabatabai with Especial Reference to the Question of Freedom

Abstract

The relation between revelation and reason is a matter of interest for human beings and is connected with the development of reason and knowledge in modern society. Muhammad Husayn Tabataba'i, a modern Muslim scholar who was an expert in both Islamic philosophy and Qur’anic interpretation, developed new approaches to such issues as the role of human rational ability, logic and philosophy in religious knowledge. Furthermore he deals with such specific controversial topics on the subject of revelation and reason as, social freedom and freedom of thought and belief in Islam. He tends to elaborate his view of freedom based on both the Qur’an and rational bases. Tabataba'i’s approach to revelation and reason, his reconciliation of them in general, and his specific perspective on freedom are studied in this thesis with respect to their underlying principles and their scopes.

Phd Thesis

A Critical Analysis of William Alston’s View of Religious Language, and a Comparison with the Classical and Modern Islamic Theories

Abstract

The Twentieth century is considered to be the century of the linguistic turn. Because of the close relation between philosophy and religion, this recent philosophical interest in language has had a great effect on the understanding of religious language. The present work concentrates on two controversial questions regarding religious language: 1) What are the characteristics of religious discourse? Is there a language peculiar to religion? 2) How should we interpret religious statements? Should we conceive them symbolically, analogically, literally, or in other ways? I critically analyze the treatment of these questions by William Alston (1921-), a distinguished American philosopher of religion. Alston developed new approaches to the topic. Unlike most of the theories proposed regarding religious language, Alston’s theory expounded, in his recent works, defends a moderate traditional position regarding religious language. Alston accomplishes this by employing current approaches, including analytical philosophy and functionalism. Alston’s answer to the first question lies in his realism, while he answers the second with a theory of ‘partial literalism.’

I also compare Alston’s view with other contemporary theologians, including D. Z. Phillips, Paul Tillich, John Hick, and finally, Muhammad Husayn Tabâtabâi, a contemporary Iranian Muslim theologian and philosopher. In the light of the last comparison, we can see what kinds of common or different elements are found in the analysis of religious language of two different belief systems, Islam and Christianity

Publications in English

“Tabataba’i’s View Regarding the Freedom of Thought and Belief in Islam” in: Journal of Religion and Culture, (Canada) Spring 1997

“Utilizing Various Method in the Study of Religion”, in the Journal of Religion and Culture, (Canada) Fall 1995

"Is Quran Human words or Divine words", in Islamic Reference Series Vol. 2: Word of God, Editted by: Mohammad Ali Shomali, Institute of Islamic Studies, Islamic Center of England, 2009

"Religion and Mysticism", in Islamic Reference Series Vol. 4, Spiritual Message of Islam, Editted by: Mohammad Ali Shomali, Institute of Islamic Studies, Islamic Center of England, 2010

Publications in Persian

Islamic Pcychology

Books

1. Co-author of Developmental Psychology: An Islamic Approach. SAMT Organization, 1993. (university textbook)

دين گريزي چرا؟ دين گرايي چه سان، (قرآن و نظام تربيتي نسل نو)، موسسه امام خميني، 1384

Articles

"ابزارها و روشهاي آسيب زا در تعليم و تربيت ديني دانش آموزان"، كتاب نقد، ش 42، بهار 86

"آسيب شناسي روشهاي تربيت ديني در خانواده"، مجموعه مقالات همايش تقويت نظام خانواده، موسسه امام خميني، قم، 13

"كاربرد روانشناسي در استخدام نيروي انساني"، معرفت ش2،پاييز 71

"دين و بهداشت روان (1)"، روانشناسي در تعامل با دين، ش1، بهار 1387

"دين و بهداشت روان (2)"، روانشناسي در تعامل با دين، ش2، تابستان 1387

"دين و بهداشت روان (3)"، روانشناسي و دين، ش3، پاييز 1387

"يك كتاب در يك مقاله: دين گريزي چرا؟ دين گرايي چه سان؟" كتاب نقد، ش 42، بهار 86

"مشاوره و مشكلات"، در: جوان و آرامش روان (مشكلات مشاوره و درمانگري با نگرش اسلامي)، پژوهشكده حوزه و دانشگاه،‌ زمستان 1382

"تفاوت تربيت ديني و غير ديني"، اسلام و پژوهشهاي تربيتي، ش 3

Quranic Studies and Philosophy of Religion

Books

فلسفه هاي مضاف (يكي از نويسندگان)، پژوهشگاه فرهنگ و انديشه اسلامي، تهران، 1385

چالش يا سازش، نقدي بر آراء دكتر سروش در خارج از كشور، انتشارات يمين، قم، 1380.

زبان دین و قرآن، موسسه امام خميني، 1383. (برگزيده كتاب سال حوزه و كتاب سال نمايشگاه بين المللي قرآن)

جستارهايي در باب دين، با همكاري مهدي مشكي، موسسه امام خميني، 1386، چاپ مجدد در سال 1387 با عنوان: دين در نگاهي نوين، (مناسبات دين با عرفان، عقل، علم و مدرنيته)

دين و دنياي مدرن، عصر نياز، موسسه امام خميني، 1387

دان استيور، فلسفه زبان ديني، ترجمه و تحقيق توسط ابوالفضل ساجدي، نشر اديان، 1384، متن اصلي:

Dan Stiver, The philosophy of Religious Language, Sign, Symbol and Story, Blackwell, 1996

رابرت م. گرنت و ديويد تريسي، تاريخچه مكاتب تفسيري و هرمنونيكي كتاب مقدس، ترجمه به همراه نقد و تطبيق با قرآن، توسط ابوالفضل ساجدي، نشر پژوهشگاه فرهنگ و انديشه، 1385

متن اصلي:

Robert M. Grant and David Tracy, A short History of the Interpretation of the Bible, Fortress Press, 1984

زبان قران، (در دست تاليف)