Talking about God and Talking about Creation : Avicenna's and Thomas Aquinas' positions /

Comparing Avicenna's and Thomas Aquinas' positions regarding human knowledge, this volumes talks about God and the nature of the creative action and the beginning of the universe. The overall argument of the book is that their conception of theological language plays an important role in s...

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Main Author: Acar, Rahim (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden; Boston : BRILL, 2005.

Series: Brill Book Archive Part 1, ISBN: 9789004472495.
Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science. Texts and Studies ; 58.

Subjects:

Avicenna, > 980-1037.

Thomas, > Aquinas, Saint, > 1225?-1274.

Creation > Comparative studies.

Creation > History of doctrines.