Al-Ghazali's Moderation in Belief

by Abu Hamid al-Ghazali

Book Overview

Centuries after his death, al-Ghazali remains one of the most influential figures of the Islamic intellectual tradition. Although he is best known for his Incoherence of the Philosophers, Moderation in Belief is his most profound work of philosophical theology. In it, he offers what scholars consider to be the best defense of the Ash'arite school of Islamic theology that gained acceptance within orthodox Sunni theology in the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022652647X
• ISBN13: 9780226526478
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"