God, evil, and suffering in Islam
"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&quo...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Cambridge New York
Cambridge University Press
2025
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| In: | Year: 2025 |
| Edition: | First paperback edition |
| Further subjects: | B
Suffering
Religious aspects
Islam
B Good and evil Religious aspects Islam B God (Islam) |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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| 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"-- 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. |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | xi, 205 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 978-1-009-37732-4 |
