Editing Abdolkarim Soroush (section)

===Epistemology===
Soroush's main contribution to Islamic philosophy is his interpretation of the [[Immanuel Kant|Kantian]] distinction between ''[[A priori and a posteriori|a priori]]'' and ''[[A priori and a posteriori|a posteriori]]'' knowledge. His theory is called "the theoretical contraction and expansion of religious knowledge" and is primarily based on [[Kantianism|Kantian philosophy]]. Soroush maintains that one should distinguish between religion as divinely revealed and the interpretation of religion or religious knowledge which is based on socio-historical factors. The essence of religion is conceived by Soroush as independent from [[experience]] while religious knowledge is understood as a finite, limited, and fallible form of human knowledge, thus depending on [[empirical evidence]].{{sfn|Dahlén|loc=chpt. 7|2003}}