"Islamic Theological Themes comprises primary sources assembled from a broad chronological and geographic spectrum. A comprehensive anthology of primary Islamic sacred texts in translation, this volume includes rare and never before translated selections, all freshly situated and introduced with a view to opening doors into the larger world of Islamic life, belief, and culture. From pretheological material on the scriptural end of the spectrum, to the more practical material at the other, John Renard broadens our concepts ...
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"Islamic Theological Themes comprises primary sources assembled from a broad chronological and geographic spectrum. A comprehensive anthology of primary Islamic sacred texts in translation, this volume includes rare and never before translated selections, all freshly situated and introduced with a view to opening doors into the larger world of Islamic life, belief, and culture. From pretheological material on the scriptural end of the spectrum, to the more practical material at the other, John Renard broadens our concepts of what counts as "Islamic theology," situating Islamic theological literature within the context of the emerging subdiscipline of Relational/Comparative Theology. Divided into five parts, students and scholars will find this collection to be an indispensible tool"--
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