Note: Minimalist and maximalist are two approaches that, although frequently raised in relation to the discipline of jurisprudence and termed “minimalist jurisprudence” and “maximalist jurisprudence,” many consider the origin of this dispute to lie in the conflict over the minimalist or maximalist nature of religion itself. Some also consider it applicable to law in addition to jurisprudence. At any rate, taking this matter into account, we arranged the index of articles on the “Minimalist and Maximalist Approach to Jurisprudence” across three sections: jurisprudential, legal, and kalamic (theological). The first section constitutes the main subject of this journal. The second section reflects the jurisprudential fruits of these two approaches in the science of law. And the third section represents, in the belief of many, the primary origin of this dispute in the discipline of jurisprudence.

A) Jurisprudential

1. Critique of the Minimalist Theory in the Domain of Islamic Jurisprudence
   Ali Rabbani Golpayegani, Qabasat Journal, No. 28, 2003.

2. Minimalist Jurisprudence and Confronting Soft Warfare: A Comparative Study
   Hossein Nejati and Mehdi Zolfaghari, Journal of Jurisprudential Studies, No. 12, 2014.

3. Jurisprudence and Social Justice: The Minimalist Approach in Islamic Societies
   Mohsen Ahmadi, Journal of Islamic Social Studies, No. 45.

4. Jurisprudence and Women: The Minimalist Approach to Women’s Rights in Islamic Societies
   Sara Yousefi, Journal of Jurisprudence and Women’s Studies, No. 9, 2022.

5. The Minimalist Approach in Adapting Jurisprudence to Social Transformations
   Amir Hosseinzadeh, Journal of Jurisprudence and Social Transformations, No. 16, 2023.

6. The Limited Validity of Political Jurisprudence
   Seyyed Sadeq Haqiqat, Ayineh-ye Pajoohash Journal, No. 194, May–July 2022.

7. Examination and Evaluation of Two Minimalist and Maximalist Models for the Presence of Jurisprudence and Ethics in Religious-Mahdavi Dramatic Works
   Seyyed Razi Mousavi Gilani, Asr-e Adineh, No. 31, Spring–Summer 2020.

B) Legal

1. Foundations of the Minimalist Criminalization Approach in Criminal Jurisprudence with Emphasis on the “Principle of Minimality” of Criminal Law
   Seyyed Hassan Alavi, Journal of Islamic Jurisprudence Studies and Legal Foundations, No. 49, August–September 2024.

2. Minimalist Criminal Policy in Imami Jurisprudence (With a Look at Iranian Law)
   Mehdi Esma’ili et al., Journal of Islamic Jurisprudence and Law Research, No. 69, November–December 2022.

3. The Principle of Minimality of Criminal Law in Iranian Criminal Law: Challenges and Solutions
   Tahereh Bakhshizadeh and Hossein Gholami, Journal of Jurisprudential and Criminal Law Teachings, No. 3, Autumn 2023.

C) Kalamic (Theological)

1. The Theory of Maximalist Religion: An Introduction to the Scope of Religion According to Professor Motahhari
   Valiollah Abbasi, Qabasat Journal, Nos. 30 & 31, 2004.

2. Analysis of Maximalist Religion in the Thought of Ayatollah Javadi Amoli
   Reza Habibi et al., Journal of New Religious Thought, No. 42, Autumn 2015.

3. Examination of the Minimalist Theory of Religion in the Sphere of Ethics
   Mohammad Sobhaninia, Journal of Theological and Doctrinal Research, No. 12, Winter 2014.

4. The Scope of Religion in the Thought of Grand Ayatollah Khamenei
   Hassan Qareh-Baghi and Safdar Elahi-Rad, Ma’rifat Journal, No. 271, June–July 2020.

5. The Scope of Religion
   Seyyed Ahmad Husseini, Journal of Philosophical-Theological Studies, No. 21, Spring–Summer 2022.

6. “Minimalist Religionists” and “Maximalist Religionists”: The Duality of New Political Thoughts in the Islamic World
   Khadijeh Mohammadpour Marzbali and Farzad Husseini, Journal of Iranian Policy Studies, No. 18, Winter 2019.

7. Elucidating the Meaning and Concept of the Comprehensiveness of Religion
   Abbas Yousefi Tazehkandi, Journal of Religious Research, No. 25, Autumn–Winter 2012.

8. The Definition of Religion in Theology and Philosophy of Religion and the Minimalist/Maximalist Definitions
   Abdolrahim Soleimani, Journal of Philosophy of Religion, No. 2, Summer 2017.