Islamic theology and the problem of evil /

"Like their Jewish and Christian co-religionists, Muslims have grappled with how God, who is perfectly good, compassionate, merciful, powerful, and wise permits intense and profuse evil and suffering in the world. At its core, Islamic Theology and the Problem of Evil explores four different pro...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chowdhury, S. Z. (Author)
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Cairo, Egypt ; New York, NY : The American University in Cairo Press 2021.
Online Access:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctv2ks6z03
Table of Contents:
  • The Problem of Evil : Outlines
  • Disability, Suffering, and Four Theodicies
  • Non-human Innocents : Theodicies for the Problem of Animal Pain and Suffering
  • Toward an Islamic Evolutionary Theodicy
  • Flames of Love and Wrath : Hell and the Problem of Everlasting Punishment