Ibn Taymiyya's Theodicy of Perpetual Optimism (Islamic Philosophy, Theology, and Science)

Name: Ibn Taymiyya's Theodicy of Perpetual Optimism (Islamic Philosophy, Theology, and Science)
Author: Jon Hoover

by Jon Hoover

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

IslamIslamic philosophyTheodicyOptimismTheodiceeGod (Islam)History of doctrinesGood and evilReligious aspectsDoctrines