The Cambridge Companion to Classical Islamic Theology,
[A5+] Glossy Paperback - 349 pages,
*Edited by Dr. Tim Winter.
Cambridge University Press, 7th Print - 2014.

 
Description :

This series of critical reflections on the evolution and major themes of pre-modern Muslim theology begins with the revelation of the Qur'an, and extends to the beginnings of modernity in the eighteenth century.


The significance of Islamic theology reflects the immense importance of Islam in the history of monotheism, to which it has brought a unique approach and style, and a range of solutions which are of abiding interest. Devoting especial attention to questions of rationality, scriptural fidelity, and the construction of 'orthodoxy', this volume introduces key Muslim theories of revelation, creation, ethics, scriptural interpretation, law, mysticism, and eschatology. Throughout the treatment is firmly set in the historical, social and political context in which Islam's distinctive understanding of God evolved. Despite its importance, Islamic theology has been neglected in recent scholarship, and this book provides a unique, scholarly but accessible introduction.

 

Table of Contents :

---Notes on Contributers,
---Introduction : Dr. Tim Winter; (Shaykh Abd'al Hakim Murad) [Cambridge University].


Part I. Historical Perspectives:

---[1]. The Qur'an and Hadith - M. Abdel Haleem;
---[2]. Early kalām - Khalid Blankinship;
---[3]. Falsafa - Hossein Ziai;
---[4]. The developed kalām tradition -  Oliver Leaman and Sajjad Rizvi;
---[5]. The social construction of orthodoxy - Ahmed El Shamsy;

 
Part II. Themes:

---[6]. God: Essence and Attributes - Nader El-Bizri;
---[7]. Creation - David Burrell;
---[8]. Ethics - Stefan Stelzer;
---[9]. Revelation - Yahya Michot;
---[10]. Cosmology and the existence of God - Ayman Shihadeh;
---[11]. Worship - William C. Chittick;
---[12]. Theology and jurisprudence - Umar F. Abd Allah;
---[13]. Theology and mysticism - Toby Mayer;
---[14]. Epistemology and divine discourse - Paul Hardy;
---[15]. Eschatology - Marcia Hermansen. 

---Index.