The Religious Idea and the Question of History in the Renaissance Project of Malek Bennabi
This paper deals with the subject of religious thought and its role in the production of history. It is based on the methodological knowledge model proposed by the social philosopher, Malek Bennabi, in his book, The Conditions of the Renaissance. The paper uses Bennabi’s initial idea of the ‘unseen’ as an interpretive concept for his argument. He presented an analytical and research approach to Christian and Islamic experiences. Based on this, the paper reveals the impasse existing in postmodernist ideology. This particular point is already emphasized by Zygmunt Bauman’s notions of liquidity.