Description: This comprehensive study of Muslim jurist Ibn Taymiyya's (d. 1328) theodicy of perpetual optimism exposits and analyses his writings on God's justice and wise purpose, divine determination and human agency, the problem of evil, and juristic method in theological doctrine.
Review Quotes: "....essential reading for all scholars working on any aspect of Ibn Taymiyya's thought, or on questions of free will and predetermination in Islamic tradition." - Yossef Rapoport, Queen Mary University of London