RELASI AGAMA DAN SAINS DALAM ISLAM (Pemetaan Konteks Awal dan Varian Pemikiran Sains Islam)

Various models of ideas on the relationship between religion (Islam) and science reappear recently when some UIN (Universitas Islam Negeri/State Islamic University) have been established. The thoughts of the relationship between Islam and science not only turn into integrative concept, but also seem to be more various. Apparently, the root of the variations could be retraced through previous Islamic thoughts in the history of Islam. There has been interconnected practical problem within historical context ie Islam had a military defeat against the West and the consciousness of being backward in sciences and technology. Furthermore, it then brings “a syndrome of catching up” which is translated as endeavours based on the relational thoughts of Islam and science. The preliminary endeavours are emphasized on practical and artificial aspect as the colonialized country. However, the next development shows that a more comprehensive endeavour appears in the form of philosophical thoughts and followed by the way how to implement them practically. In this case, there are three school of thoughts: instrumentalist, restorationist and constructionist. The last school creates four trends: bucailist, fundamentalist, adaptationist and metaphysic, while the last trendcreates three more streams: philosophic-sufistic, traditionalist and accommodationist. Each thought has its specificities and similarities. The development of all variants is influenced by different experiences, knowledges and perspectives belong to each thinker, although every thinker probably has the same socio-historical background. All of them are the valuable richness that have been …