Ep. 26 | Sufism and Philosophy in the Contemporary Shia Seminary

An informative discussion with Dr. Seyed Amir Hossein Asghari (Indiana University Bloomington), on his book, ‘Sufism and Philosophy in the Contemporary Shia Seminary’.SeyedAmirHossein Asghari, Ph.D., is a scholar of Islamic thought whose work explores the intersections of religion, ethics, and culture, with a focus on Shia intellectual and Sufi traditions. He is the author of Sufism and Philosophy in the Contemporary Shia Seminary: Scholars and Mystics (Bloomsbury, 2025), which examines debates over reason, revelation, and spiritual authority in the modern Shia seminary. His current monograph, Natural Law and Interreligious Understanding: Islamic Context (forthcoming), develops a Qur’an-based account of innate and natural-universal moral knowledge to support interfaith collaboration. Dr. Asghari has taught at Indiana University, Butler University, and Baylor University, offering courses on Qur’anic studies, Islamic philosophy, and interreligious ethics, and participates in Shia–Jewish legal reasoning dialogues.Hosted by Dr. Vinay Khetia, this instalment in our series 'The Insight Interviews', promises to be an engaging conversation.The Insight Interviews:An informative series of academic discussions, taking a deeper dive on a variety of unique topics. Learn more at https://shiaresearch.ca/insight-interviewsView the series playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgu_sYFBPFVV5yBiwTU9snnvMmMlw41gpFollow us on:Instagram: https://instagram.com/ShiaResearchInsTwitter: https://twitter.com/ShiaResearchInsFacebok: https://facebook.com/ShiaResearchInsContribute to SRI to help us continue creating high quality research and content:https://shiaresearch.ca/donate/