Al-Ghazālī on reason and revelation: A revival in the heart of the Islamic scholarly tradition
[Thesis]
R. Rania Shah
Jiwa, Munir; Farina, Marianne
Graduate Theological Union
2016
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Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-369-28658-8
M.A.
Historical and Cultural Studies
Graduate Theological Union
2016
A central debate contested in the Islamic scholarly tradition is the use of the two forms of knowledge available to mankind: reason and revelation. This central debate became the intellectual and spiritual pursuit of Abu Hamid al-Ghazālī (1058-1111), one of Islam's most celebrated scholars. This thesis examines al-Ghazālī aim to revive the religious sciences through an integration of reason and revelation.
Religion; Philosophy; Islamic Studies
Philosophy, religion and theology;Social sciences;Al-Ghazali;Ethics;Islamic philosophy;Medieval;Reason;Revelation