Dr Shoaib Ahmed Malik
Lecturer in Science and Religion
Contact details
- Email: shoaib.malik@ed.ac.uk
Address
- Street
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Room 3.01, New College
School of Divinity - City
- Mound Place
- Post code
- EH1 2LX
Background
Shoaib Ahmed Malik is Lecturer in Science and Religion at the University of Edinburgh. With a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Nottingham and another in Theology from the University of St Mary’s, Twickenham, Shoaib stands at the crossroads of Science and Religion. His monograph work, Islam and Evolution: Al-Ghazālī and the Modern Evolutionary Paradigm, was acclaimed as the foremost academic contribution to the field of science and religion, receiving recognition from the International Society for Science and Religion (ISSR) in 2022. He is working to develop the infrastructure for the field of Islam and Science.
Qualifications
BEng (Engineering), PGCE, MSc (Science and Religion), PhD (Engineering), PhD (Theology), FISSR, SFHEA
Responsibilities & affiliations
Editorial Board Member of Theology and Science
Joint Publication Member of Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science
Chief Editor of Palgrave’s Islam and Science book series
Chief Editor of Palgrave’s Islam and Science encyclopedia
Trustee of the International Society for Science and Religion
Postgraduate teaching
Teaches on the MSc in Philosophy, Science and Religion and the MSc in Science and Religion.
Open to PhD supervision enquiries?
Yes
Areas of interest for supervision
I am open to enquiries for PhD supervision in Science and Religion, as well as Islamic Theology.
Current PhD students supervised
PRIMARY SUPERVISOR
Nasser Al-Naimi (2024)
A Thematic Study of al-Malāḥimī's Tuḥfat al-mutakallimīn fī l-radd ʿalā l-falāsifa
Subboor Ahmad (2025)
Theistic Evolution in Asharism & Scholasticism: A Contemporary Study
Nida Harwood (2025)
Islamization of Knowledge and the Ecological Crisis
Asmaa Qtb (2025)
The Immortality of the Soul in Philosophy and Religion: A Comparative Study of Iqbal’s Approach to Nietzsche and Kant
CO-SUPERVISOR
Ach Fatayillah Mursyidi (2024)
Islamic Reconciliation of Darwinian Evolution in Contemporary Indonesia
ASSISTANT SUPERVISOR
Vincent Mundy (2025)
Project Deep Magenta: Exploring the Boundaries of Perception
Research summary
Shoaib’s research interests centre on Islam and Science, with a strong engagement in the broader field of Science and Religion, including interfaith perspectives. His work explores topics such as:
- Islam and Science
- Models of Divine Action
- Science and Scripture
- Artificial Intelligence and Theology
- Extraterrestrial Life and its Theological Implications
- Theological Anthropology
- Classical and Contemporary Islamic Theology