In an age shaped by rapid change, digital discourse, and shifting moral frameworks, questions of belief are being revisited with new urgency. Movements associated with “New Atheism” have challenged religious traditions through appeals to reason, science, and skepticism, raising important questions about faith, doubt, and the place of religion in the modern world.

This lecture, part of the Al-Iman Amānah initiative, invites participants to engage these questions with depth, clarity, and confidence.

New Atheism and the Future of Faith explores how Muslims can navigate doubt without fear, understand the relationship between reason and revelation, and rediscover faith not merely as inherited belief, but as a conscious and living trust (amānah).

Drawing on the Islamic intellectual tradition and contemporary thought, Dr. Usaama Al-Azami will examine the philosophical foundations of modern skepticism, the nature of belief, and how faith can remain intellectually grounded and spiritually resilient in today’s world.

Participants will be encouraged to reflect on their own assumptions, engage critically with prevailing narratives, and strengthen a form of īmān that is both rooted and responsive.

Key Themes

• Understanding the rise and claims of New Atheism
• The relationship between reason, science, and revelation
• Navigating doubt with intellectual and spiritual clarity
• Faith as a conscious trust (amānah), not passive inheritance
• Strengthening conviction in an age of skepticism