{"product_id":"god-and-logic-in-islam-the-caliphate-of-reason-hardback-9780521195348","title":"God and Logic in Islam; The Caliphate of Reason (Hardback) 9780521195348","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eGod and Logic in Islam\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Caliphate of Reason\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eInvestigates central role of reason in Islamic intellectual life, predicting rationalism will be vital to revival of Islamic intellectual culture.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn Walbridge (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521195348, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 November 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e228 pages, 3 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.5 x 2.3 cm, 0.51 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Walbridge's book is clearly the product of many years of study and reflection. Its tone is thoughtful, scholarly, and temperate. It is a fruitful source of insights for scholars of Islam, the Middle East, and international politics. Those who argue that Islam is inherently radical and irrational must take account of the argument he offers here, and the path he indicates for the modernization of Islam.' Luigi Bradizza, The European Legacy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book investigates the central role of reason in Islamic intellectual life. Despite widespread characterization of Islam as a system of belief based only on revelation, John Walbridge argues that rational methods, not fundamentalism, have characterized Islamic law, philosophy and education since the medieval period. His research demonstrates that this medieval Islamic rational tradition was opposed by both modernists and fundamentalists, resulting in a general collapse of traditional Islamic intellectual life and its replacement by more modern but far shallower forms of thought. However, the resources of this Islamic scholarly tradition remain an integral part of the Islamic intellectual tradition and will prove vital to its revival. The future of Islam, Walbridge argues, will be marked by a return to rationalism.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Formation of the Islamic Tradition of Reason: 2. The diversity of reason\u003cbr\u003e 3. Empirical knowledge of the mind of God\u003cbr\u003e 4. The failure of the F?r?bian synthesis of religion and philosophy\u003cbr\u003e 5. Mysticism, post-classical Islamic philosophy, and the rise and fall of Islamic science\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Logic, Education, and Doubt: 6. Where is Islamic logic?: the triumph of scholastic rationalism in Islamic education\u003cbr\u003e 7. The long afternoon of Islamic logic\u003cbr\u003e 8. The institutionalization of disagreement\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The Fall and the Future of Islamic Rationalism: 9. The decline and fall of scholastic reason in Islam\u003cbr\u003e 10. A chaos of certitudes: the future of Islamic reason.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Islamic theology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Islamic theology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Islamic%20theology%20%5BHRHT%5D%22\"\u003eHRHT\u003c\/a\u003e], Islam [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Islam\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Islam%20%5BHRH%5D%22\"\u003eHRH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005467971864,"sku":"9780521195348","price":92.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521195348i_74ee383e-b6a0-4943-8c98-1d1bdf9a3399.jpg?v=1691373771","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/god-and-logic-in-islam-the-caliphate-of-reason-hardback-9780521195348","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}