A comparative history of Catholic and Aš'arītheologies of truth and salvation : inclusive minorities, exclusive majorities / by Mohammed Gamal Abdelnour.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Abdelnour, Mohammed Gamal, author.

Series:

Currents of Encounter ; 66.

Currents of encounter : studies in interreligious and intercultural relations ; Volume 66

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Salvation--Comparative studies.

Salvation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (198 pages)

Place of Publication:

Leiden, The Netherlands ; Boston : Brill Rodopi, [2021]

Summary:

"In A Comparative History of Catholic and Aš'arī Theologies of Truth and Salvation Mohammed Gamal Abdelnour analytically and critically compares the historical development of the Catholic theologies of truth and salvation with those of its Islamic counterpart, Aš'arism. The monograph moves the discussion from individual theologians to theological schools with a view to helping consolidate the young field of Comparative Theology. It serves two types of readers. First, the specialist who wants to dig deeper into the two traditions parallelly. Second, the generalist who may not have the time to become thoroughly familiar with every aspect of Christian-Muslim theologies. Both readers will come out with a holistic understanding of the development of Christian and Muslim theologies of truth and salvation; a holistic understanding that increases the appetite of the former and quenches that of the latter. Despite the holistic nature of the monograph, attention is duly paid to the specificities of each tradition in a deep and profound manner"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The early Catholic theology of salvation

Early Aš'arite theology of salvation (Hadith-based theology)

St. Thomas Aquinas' theology of salvation

Abū Ḥāmid Al-Ġazālī's theology of salvation (Sunnah-based)

Catholicism on the eve of modernity

Modern Aš'arism's theology of salvation (Al-Azhar and the Quran-based theology).

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-46176-0

OCLC:

1245961508

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004461765 DOI