Transcendent God, Rational World
A Maturidi Theology
Published on 16. June 2021
Book
Hardback
296 pages
978-1-4744-5164-2 (ISBN)
Description
Ramon Harvey revisits the Muslim theologian Abu Man?ur al-Maturidi (d. 333/944) from Samarqand and puts his system, and that of the Maturidi school, into lively dialogue with modern thought. Combining rigorous study of Arabic Maturidi texts with insights from Husserl's phenomenology and analytic theology, Harvey explores themes from epistemology and metaphysics to the nature of God and specific divine attributes (omniscience and wisdom, creative action, divine speech and the Qur'an). His systematic treatment of these topics shows that a contemporary Muslim philosophical theology, or kalam jadid, can be true to the past, yet dynamic in the present, and can provide original and constructive answers to perennial theological questions.
Reviews / Votes
Harvey'sTranscendent God, Rational World shows incredible facility in the nuances of Islamic theology and philosophy and argues for the unique-and overlooked-contribution of al-Maturidi and his later interpreters. By engaging with this original source material and bringing this tradition into dialogue with contemporary philosophy of religion, Harvey makes important contribution to Islamic Studies, philosophical theology, and the history of Islamic intellectual thought on reason, revelation, proofs of God's existence, and the divine attributes. What is even more exciting is how Harvey draws on this rich legacy to argue for the revival of Islamic theology in the 21st Century. -- Dr. Joshua Ralston, Reader in Christian-Muslim Relations, University of EdinburghMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
594 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4744-5164-2 (9781474451642)
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Person
Ramon Harvey is Lecturer in Islamic Studies at Cambridge Muslim College. He is the author of Transcendent God, Rational World: A Maturidi Theology (Edinburgh University Press, 2021) and The Qur'an and the Just Society (Edinburgh University Press, 2018).
Content
Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Tradition and Reason; 2. Rational Reality; 3. Natural Theology; 4. Divine Nature; 5. Omniscience and Wisdom; 6. Creative Action; 7. Divine Speech and the Qur'an; Conclusion; Glossary of Arabic Terminology; Bibliography; Index.