Research Institute of Hawzah and University; (Hawzah wa Dāneshgāh Research Institute) Methodology of Social Sciences and Humanities 1608-7070 25 98 2019 03 21 Revising Ijtihadi-Experimental Model of Religious Science Revising Ijtihadi-Experimental Model of Religious Science 29 49 1561 10.30471/mssh.2019.1561 FA Hossein Bostan Research Institute of Hawzah and University Journal Article 2018 12 09 The idea of religious science, despite the attempts made in recent decades by its proponents and opponents, has not yet reached a clear point. This paper aims at revising one of the models of religious science, called the Ijtihadi-Experimental Model, which was first introduced in the early years of the 2000s and gradually expanded along with writing several books and articles. After briefly describing the status of this model among the other models of religious science and introducing the general foundations and methodology of this model, the paper has addressed its ambiguities and problems in ten items. These items are: falling in the trap of experientialism, dependence on Western paradigms, ambiguity in distinguishing between physical and meta-physical levels of science, non-objectivity, inadequacy of religious texts propositions for production of science, probability of falsification of religious propositions, preferring weaker knowledge on stronger knowledge, ambiguity in denomination of religious science, ambiguity in possibility of progress, and non-creativity The idea of religious science, despite the attempts made in recent decades by its proponents and opponents, has not yet reached a clear point. This paper aims at revising one of the models of religious science, called the Ijtihadi-Experimental Model, which was first introduced in the early years of the 2000s and gradually expanded along with writing several books and articles. After briefly describing the status of this model among the other models of religious science and introducing the general foundations and methodology of this model, the paper has addressed its ambiguities and problems in ten items. These items are: falling in the trap of experientialism, dependence on Western paradigms, ambiguity in distinguishing between physical and meta-physical levels of science, non-objectivity, inadequacy of religious texts propositions for production of science, probability of falsification of religious propositions, preferring weaker knowledge on stronger knowledge, ambiguity in denomination of religious science, ambiguity in possibility of progress, and non-creativity https://method.rihu.ac.ir/article_1561_f1200a74c69ccca256026a3ea6a857fa.pdf