Islamic Theology and the Problem of Evil - Hardcover
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Languages:EnglishPublisher:American University in Cairo PressISBN-13:9781617979934ISBN-10:1617979937UPC:9781617979934Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:Islam, Ethics, PhilosophyBook Topic:TheologySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.63 inchesWeight:1.142Product ID:SCBFP2A5HS
- The first general overview of the Islamic tradition with respect to theodicy-deals extensively with animal suffering and pain, evolutionary theodicy, and the problem of hell from within the Islamic tradition
- Applies method of analytic theology to study of theodicies in Islam, making it potentially of interest to analytic theologians and philosophers of religion, rather than simply Islamic Studies specialists
- Systematically attempts to synthesize precepts and arguments from classical Islamic theology with contemporary accounts of theodicy in philosophy of religion (Jewish, Christian, and Muslim) to offer an integrated account
Languages:EnglishPublisher:American University in Cairo PressISBN-13:9781617979934ISBN-10:1617979937UPC:9781617979934Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:Islam, Ethics, PhilosophyBook Topic:TheologySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.63 inchesWeight:1.142Product ID:SCBFP2A5HS
Safaruk Chowdhury is a teacher, examiner, and educational consultant. He is currently a senior instructor at Whitethread Institute and a research fellow at the Ibn Rushd Centre of Excellence for Islamic Research, both in London. He studied philosophy at King's College, London, and Islamic Studies at al-Azhar University, Cairo, before completing his PhD at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London. He is the author of Sufi Apologist of Nishapur: The Life and Thoughts of Abu Abd Al-Rahman Al-Sulami (2019).
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