A Muslim Response to Evil Said Nursi on the Theodicy |
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| Author:
| Ozkan, Tubanur Yesilhark |
| Series title: | Contemporary Thought in the Islamic World Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4724-5775-2 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2015 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $130.00 |
Book Description:
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Whilst Christian approaches to the problem of evil have been much discussed, the issue of theodicy in Islam is relatively neglected. This book discusses possible solutions to theodicy and the problem of evil through the early philosophy and theology of Islam as well as through a semantic analysis of evil in the Qur'an.Reflecting on Said Nursi's magnum opus, the Risale-i Nur Collection (Epistles of Light), Yesilhark Ozkan puts Nursi's theodicy into discourse with so called 'secular'...
More DescriptionWhilst Christian approaches to the problem of evil have been much discussed, the issue of theodicy in Islam is relatively neglected. This book discusses possible solutions to theodicy and the problem of evil through the early philosophy and theology of Islam as well as through a semantic analysis of evil in the Qur'an.Reflecting on Said Nursi's magnum opus, the Risale-i Nur Collection (Epistles of Light), Yesilhark Ozkan puts Nursi's theodicy into discourse with so called 'secular' theodicy or 'anthropodicy'. Her study offers a fascinating new perspective on the problem of evil for scholars of comparative religion, philosophy of religion, and Islamic thought.