Cover of Defenders of Reason in Islam: Mu'tazililism from Medieval School to Modern Symbol

Defenders of Reason in Islam: Mu'tazililism from Medieval School to Modern Symbol

Drawing on texts both ancient and modern, this book explores rational theology in Islam, from ninth and tenth century Mu'tazilism to rationalist modernist scholarship.

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medium · 288 pages

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