Between Reason and Revelation: Debates on Morality in Islamic Thought
Join us on Nov 19th, 2025, at the University of Toronto at 6:00PM, where we will gather for presentation by Dr. Nebil Husayn (University of Miami), a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at SRI. Light refreshments will be served. Space is limited, so please register your attendance!
All are welcome to this engaging and thought-provoking discussion, to be held in the Jay Boardroom, at the Toronto School of Theology, at the University of Toronto. This event is organized by SRI.
View a recording below:
Is God necessary for morality?
Are good deeds inherently good or are they only deemed as such because God says so?
How did Muslim scholars grapple with new ethical questions when their answers were unclear?
For centuries Muslim theologians and philosophers have debated these questions and offered competing answers. In this presentation, Dr. Nebil Husayn briefly examines Muslim scholarly debates on morality and the tensions that existed between rationalists and those who sought all of their answers from sacred texts.
Dr. Nebil Husayn is an Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Miami. His research broadly considers the development of Islamic theology, historiography and debates on the caliphate. Husayn obtained his Ph.D. in Near Eastern Studies from Princeton University and an M.A. in Arabic and Islamic Studies from Harvard University. Husayn is the recipient of a Fulbright award and the University of Miami Fellowship in the Arts and Humanities. He is the author of Opposing the Imam (2021) and Caliphate and Imamate (2023).
Event Location:
1st Floor, Jay Boardroom
Toronto School of Theology
47 Queen’s Park Cres E,
Toronto, ON
M5S 2C3