Avicenna’s Theodicy and al-Rāzī’s Anti-Theodicy (2019)
Journal Article
Shihadeh, A. (2019). Avicenna’s Theodicy and al-Rāzī’s Anti-Theodicy. Intellectual History of the Islamicate World, 7(1), 61-84. https://doi.org/10.1163/2212943X-00701004

Avicenna’s Neoplatonic account of divine providence and theodicy was hugely influential on later philosophical and religious thought in the Islamic world. However, it was severely criticised by one of his earlier commentators, the theologian-philosop... Read More about Avicenna’s Theodicy and al-Rāzī’s Anti-Theodicy.

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.

The Existence of God (2008)
Book Chapter
Shihadeh, A. (2008). The Existence of God. In T. Winter (Ed.), The Cambridge Companion to Classical Islamic Theology (197-217). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/CCOL9780521780582.011

Sufism and Theology (2007)
Book
Shihadeh, A. (Ed.). (2007). Sufism and Theology. Edinburgh University Press. https://doi.org/10.3366/edinburgh/9780748626052.001.0001

Sufism and theology are two major currents in Islamic thought and religious culture, and over the centuries they have displayed immense diversity and intellectual richness. This book takes a flexible and inclusive approach to these trends, revealing... Read More about Sufism and Theology.

Najm al-Din al-Tufi: Dar’ al-qawl al-qabih bi-l-tahsin wa-l-taqbih (Critical edition and study) (2005)
Book
Shihadeh, A. (Ed.). (2005). Najm al-Din al-Tufi: Dar’ al-qawl al-qabih bi-l-tahsin wa-l-taqbih (Critical edition and study). King Faisal Centre for Research and Islamic Studies