Despite its status as one of the great traditions of Sunni Islamic systematic theology, the Maturidi school and its major texts have remained largely inaccessible to a Western audience. As the first reader of Maturidi theology ever produced in a Western language, this volume meets an urgent need among scholars and general readers. It features selections ranging from the founder, Abu Mansur al-Maturidi, to key texts from the broader Maturidi tradition up to the 18th century. Each selection includes the original Arabic text and an annotated English translation, preceded by a short introduction. The volume's structure mirrors the classical compendia of Islamic systematic theology, known as kalam , exploring questions of Epistemology and Ontology; Metaphysics; Prophethood; Faith, Knowledge and Acts; and Free Will, Predestination, and the Problem of Evil.

About the Author
Born 1975; Professor of Islamic Doctrine at the Centre for Islamic Theology, University of Tu bingen (Germany). Born 1985; 2013 PhD, Emory University; 2013 18 Assistant Professor of Religion at Wofford College in South Carolina, USA; since 2020 Associate Professor of Religion. Born 1984; 2014 PhD, New York University; since 2014 Middle Eastern Studies Librarian and since 2017 History Coordinator for The University of Texas Libraries; currently Mellon Fellow for Diversity, Inclusion & Cultural Heritage with the Rare Book School, Charlottesville.


Book Information
ISBN 9783161610974
Author Lejla Demiri
Format Hardback
Page Count 257
Imprint JCB Mohr (Paul Siebeck)
Publisher JCB Mohr (Paul Siebeck)
Weight(grams) 536g