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Imprint: Oneworld Academic

Subject: Religion: Islam

Defenders of Reason in Islam

Mu'tazililism from Medieval School to Modern Symbol

Richard C. Martin Mark Woodward Dwi S. Atmaja

This clearly written text explores the rational theology of Islam, the conflict between the "defenders of God" and the "defenders of reason", and the controversy’s historical roots.

  • Publication date: October 30, 1997
  • ISBN: 9781851681471
  • RRP: £24.00
  • Pages: 268
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  • Publication date: March 3, 2016
  • ISBN: 9781786070241
  • RRP: £17.00
  • Pages: 268
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Richard C. Martin

Richard C. Martin is Emeritus Professor of Religion at Emory University.

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Mark Woodward

Mark R. Woodward, an anthropologist specialising in Islam in Indonesia, is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Arizona State University.

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Dwi S. Atmaja

Dwi S. Atmaja is Professor of Arabic at the Islamic University at Pontianak, Indonesia.

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