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 AuthorBorn 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 InformationISBN 9783161610974
Author Lejla DemiriFormat Hardback
Page Count 257
Imprint JCB Mohr (Paul Siebeck)Publisher JCB Mohr (Paul Siebeck)
Weight(grams) 536g