Love and Law in Islamic Thought

12.30-4.00pm | Saturday, March 28
Elm Library, 31 Whitney Avenue

[A seminar on the Islamic understanding of the nature and purposes of law and the relationship between law and virtue, with readings from Al-Ghazali, Avicenna and contemporary authors.]

This seminar will be led by Michael Lessman.

Schedule
12.30-1.00 Lunch
1.00-2.20 Love and Law in the Quran and Hadith
2.20-2.40 Break
2.40-4.00 Love and Law in the Reformation of Morals and the Nasirean Ethics

This event is open to all members of the Yale community.

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Justice is the virtue which preserves friendship and love among men.

Ibn Miskawayh, The Refinement of Character