Shoaib Ahmed Malik
MSc, PhD
Shoaib Ahmed Malik serves as Lecturer in Science and Religion at the School
of Divinity under the auspices of the University of Edinburgh. He brings a rich
teaching experience spanning the US, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, and
Asia. A standout alumnus of the University of Bath, Malik excelled as the top
graduate in BEng of Chemical Engineering. He later became one of the first
Muslim students to embark on an MSc in Philosophy, Science, and Religion
at the University of Edinburgh. With two PhDs in Chemical Engineering and
Theology from the University of Nottingham and St Mary’s University,
respectively, Malik is further enriching his Islamic studies under the guidance
of Sh. Ali Laraki, among other scholars. In addition to being a Senior Fellow
of AdvanceHE and Fellow of the International Society for Science and
Religion (ISSR), he is the Chief Editor for Palgrave Macmillan’s
groundbreaking monograph series and encyclopedia on Islam and Science,
both world-firsts. Malik’s acclaimed work, Islam and Evolution: Al-Ghazālī
and the Modern Evolutionary Paradigm (Routledge), was recognised as the
best academic book in science and religion by the ISSR in 2022. He is
currently devoted to producing scholarly articles, book chapters, and
volumes exploring the nuanced relationship between Islam and Science, with
his comprehensive publications available on his Academia page.
