Theology part 3: the problems of freewill and evil
- Week 1: Introducing the problem of free will in the Qur'an
- Go over verses that present seemingly conflicting messages on this question.
- Why is the Qur'an presenting this conflicting message? How can we understand the paradox in a meaningful way?
- How can we understand the Qur'ans approach as pedagogical and functional rather than philosophical?
- Week 2: The speculative/philosophical approach
- How does the different schools of the kalam tradition address this problem?
- Week 3: The mystical approach