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Theology and Creed in Sunni Islam: The Muslim Brotherhood, Ash'arism, and Political Sunnism
Theology and Creed in Sunni Islam The Muslim Brotherhood Ash'arism and Political Sunnism Author:Jeffry R. Halverson The history of Sunni theology is little known, but the impact of its demise has profoundly shaped modern Islam. This book explores the correlation between anti-theological thought and the rise of Islamism in the twentieth century by examining Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood and the leadership of Umar al-Tilmisani (d. 1986). The sociopolitical impli... more »cations of anti-theological creedalism and its postcolonial intermarriage with the modern nation-state are also analyzed. Ultimately, this study seeks to know whether a revival of Sunni theology, as a rational discourse on religion, can dilute the absolutism of increasingly pervasive Islamist thought in the contemporary Muslim world.« less