God, evil, and suffering in Islam

In this volume, Salih Sayilgan explores the problem of evil and suffering in Islamic theology along with the questions that both religious and non-religious people alike perennially ask: Why is there evil and suffering? What is God's role in both natural and moral evil? If God is loving, just,...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Sayilgan, Salih, author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press 2024.
Edition:1st ed
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009858639406719
Table of Contents:
  • Part I. God and the Problem of Evil: 1. Mapping the Problem
  • 2. God, Angels, Humans, and Satan
  • 3. Natural Evil and the Role of God
  • 4. Moral Evil, Freedom, and Predestination
  • Part II. Human Nature and Suffering: 5. Aging, Loneliness, and Filial Piety
  • 6. Illness and Healing
  • 7. Death, Resurrection, and the Hereafter
  • Part III. Contemporary Questions: 8. Disability, the Blind, and God's Justice
  • 9. The Environment and Climate Change
  • 10. Plagues, Pandemics, and Coronavirus
  • Conclusion.