The book Theological Foundations of Governmental Jurisprudence, authored in Persian by Seyyed Sajjad Izdehi and Sedigheh Sedigh Taghizadeh, has been published in 384 pages by the Publishing Organization of the Research Institute for Islamic Culture and Thought.
In the era of the realization of the Islamic state and the necessity of a governmental approach to jurisprudence, a path must be paved for the transformation and modernization of jurisprudence (commensurate with contemporary societal developments), and the prerequisites for realizing this approach must be prescribed. In this regard, (political) theology, serving as the underlying support for the epistemological system of jurisprudence, can prescribe these prerequisites for the discipline of jurisprudence.
This research investigates the essential foundations within a comprehensive framework across four main domains: “Theistic foundations,” which addresses the role of God as the principal legislator and the source of legitimacy in a religious government; “Anthropological foundations,” which presents a conception of human beings, their dignity, primordial nature, and position in the system of creation; “Foundations of Divine Guidance,” which elucidates the necessity of prophethood and imamate for guiding society, as well as the prerogatives of the Guardian Jurist (Vali-e Faqih) during the Era of Occultation; and finally, “Religiological foundations,” which elucidates the comprehensiveness, universality, and capacity of religion to manage all aspects of individual and social life.
Ultimately, relying on these foundations, the authors meticulously analyze the capacity of Shi’a jurisprudence as an efficient structural software for the macro-management of society during the era of the authority and sovereignty of jurists, while examining the practical mechanisms for its realization.
