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The Concept of Rationality in Judaism, Christianity and Islam

The Concept of Rationality in Judaism, Christianity and Islam

Rachik, Catharina
Tamer, Georges

Hardcover

Series: Key Concepts in Interreligious Discourses, Book 21

IslamJudaismGeneral Christianity

PREORDER - Expected ship date October 5, 2026

ISBN10: 3112232844
ISBN13: 9783112232842
Publisher: de Gruyter
Published: Oct 5 2026
Pages: 191
Language: English

This volume investigates the concept of rationality as developed and debated within the philosophical and theological traditions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. It explores how each religion has drawn on, reinterpreted, or challenged philosophical understandings of reason--from classical Greek and Hellenistic thought to medieval scholasticism and modern critical philosophy. In Judaism, rationality is approached through rabbinic interpretation and medieval Jewish philosophy, where figures like Maimonides sought to reconcile revelation with reason. Christian thinkers, from Augustine to Aquinas and beyond, explored the role of rational inquiry in relation to faith, revelation, and natural law. Islamic philosophy developed complex models of rationality through kalām, falsafa, and Sufi metaphysics, with scholars such as al-Fārābī, Avicenna, al-Ghazālī, and Averroes engaging deeply with Aristotelian and Neoplatonic traditions. The volume highlights how rationality serves as both a tool of theological clarification and a means of ethical and metaphysical exploration, offering a rich comparative view on how reason shapes religious knowledge across traditions.

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