Ibn Taymiyya's theodicy of perpetual optimism /
The Muslim jurist Ibn Taymiyya (d. 1328) is famous for polemic against Islamic philosophy, theology and rationalizing mysticism, but his positive theological contribution has not been well understood. This comprehensive study of Ibn Taymiyya's theodicy helps to rectify this lack. Exposition and...
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Language: English
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2007.
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Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science. Texts and Studies
73.
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2007, ISBN: 9789004223028.
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Call Number: BP80.I29 H66 2007eb
| Summary: | The Muslim jurist Ibn Taymiyya (d. 1328) is famous for polemic against Islamic philosophy, theology and rationalizing mysticism, but his positive theological contribution has not been well understood. This comprehensive study of Ibn Taymiyya's theodicy helps to rectify this lack. Exposition and analysis of Ibn Taymiyya's writings on God's justice and wise purpose, divine determination and human agency, the problem of evil, and juristic method in theological doctrine show that he articulates a theodicy of optimism in which God in His essence perpetually wills the best possible world from eternity. This sets Ibn Taymiyya's theodicy apart from Ashʿarī divine voluntarism, the free-will theodicy of the Muʿtazilīs, and the essentially timeless God of other optimists like Ibn Sīnā and Ibn ʿArabī. |
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| Item Description: | Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.--University of Birmingham, 2002) under the title: An Islamic theodicy : Ibn Taymiyya on the wise purpose of God, human agency, and problems of evil and justice. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 270 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789047420194 |
| ISSN: | 0169-8729 ; |
| Access: | Available to subscribing member institutions only. |