God, Evil, and Suffering in Islam

By:

Salih Sayilgan

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: New York: Cambridge University Press, 2024Description: 205 p., 24 cmISBN:

9781009377317

Subject(s):

Contents:

Part I. God and the Problem of Evil: 1. Mapping the Problem -- 2. God, Angels, Humans, and Satan -- 3. Natural Evil and the Role of God -- 4. Moral Evil, Freedom, and Predestination -- Part II. Human Nature and Suffering: 5. Aging, Loneliness, and Filial Piety -- 6. Illness and Healing -- 7. Death, Resurrection, and the Hereafter -- Part III. Contemporary Questions: 8. Disability, the Blind, and God's Justice -- 9. The Environment and Climate Change -- 10. Plagues, Pandemics, and Coronavirus -- Conclusion.

Summary: "Examines the Islamic theological approaches to the problem of evil and suffering both in theory and practice. The study does not only engages with the themes of aging, sickness, and death, it also sheds light on contemporary questions such as disability, environmental crisis, and pandemics"-- Provided by publisher.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Examines the Islamic theological approaches to the problem of evil and suffering both in theory and practice. The study does not only engages with the themes of aging, sickness, and death, it also sheds light on contemporary questions such as disability, environmental crisis, and pandemics"-- Provided by publisher.

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