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Theories of Ethical Value in Kalam: A New Interpretation (2016)
Book Chapter
Shihadeh, A. (2016). Theories of Ethical Value in Kalam: A New Interpretation. In S. Schmidtke (Ed.), Oxford Handbook of Islamic Theology (384-407). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199696703.013.007

This article offers a new interpretation of the debate on the nature of ethical value in the developed kalām tradition. After situating the problem in the broad context of theodicy, it proposes to revise the reading, conventional since George Hourani... Read More about Theories of Ethical Value in Kalam: A New Interpretation.