Ibn Taymiyya's Theodicy of Perpetual Optimism (Islamic Philosophy, Theology And Science: Texts And Studies, 73) - Hardcover

Hoover, Jon

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9004158472 ISBN 13: 9789004158474

Publisher: Brill Academic Pub, 2007

Synopsis

This comprehensive study of Muslim jurist Ibn Taymiyyas (d. 1328) theodicy of perpetual optimism exposits and analyses his writings on Gods justice and wise purpose, divine determination and human agency, the problem of evil, and juristic method in theological doctrine.

About this title

About the Author:

Jon Hoover, Ph.D. (2002) in Islamic Studies, University of Birmingham, is Assistant Professor of Islamic Studies at the Near East School of Theology, Beirut. He has published articles on the theology of Ibn Taymiyya and Christian-Muslim comparative theology.

Review:

"....essential reading for all scholars working
on any aspect of Ibn Taymiyya's thought, or on questions of free will and predetermination in Islamic tradition."
Yossef Rapoport,
Queen Mary University of London

About this edition

• Publisher: Brill Academic Pub
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 9004158472
• ISBN 13: 9789004158474
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 270