About this course
What does it mean to know God? Begin with faith, knowledge and the innate recognition of God, then examine the cosmological and teleological arguments alongside questions about evil, evolution and creation. These opening discussions prepare the way for a closer study of the Quranic conception of God.
The course moves through divine unity, the roots of polytheism, and God’s inherent and relational attributes. Its final section examines anthropomorphism and contested Quranic passages, comparing traditionalist, rationalist and Ash’arite interpretations with the explanations of the Ahlul Bayt.
What you’ll explore
- Faith, knowledge and the innate recognition of God
- Cosmological and teleological arguments, evil, evolution and creation
- Divine unity and the roots of polytheism
- God’s knowledge, power, life and relations with creation
- Anthropomorphism and differing interpretations of Quranic descriptions of God
Curriculum
- 01Defining Faith
- 02Epistemological Framework
- 03Innate Recognition of God
- 04The Cosmological Argument
- 05The Teleological Argument
- 06The Problem of Evil
- 07Evolution and Creationism
- 08Categorizing God's Attributes
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- 09Multiple Dimensions of Monotheism
- 10Root Causes of Polytheism
- 11God's Inherent Attributes
- 12The Knowledge of God
- 13The Power of God
- 14The Living God
- 15God's Relational Attributes
- 16God's Policies Toward Inanimate Creatures
- 17God's Policies Toward Irrational Creatures
- 18God's Policies Toward Rational Creatures
- 19What is Anthropomorphism?
- 20Contentious Quranic Verses on God
- 21Traditionalist Interpretations
- 22The Rationalist Approach
- 23The Ash'arite Stance
- 24Ahlul Bayt's Explanation
- 25The Visibility of God
Before you begin
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Yes. Revisit lessons, lecture notes and self-assessments as often as you like.
Yes. You receive a certificate when you complete the course and its self-assessments.
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