Theology · Boston College
This course surveys some of the literary classics of the Islamic tradition, works that could be counted among the great books of Islam. The texts chosen belong to a strain of Islamic civilization known asadab: classics that offer a variety of perspectives on what it means to be cultivated, learned, virtuous, wise, and pious. The course examines the place ofadabin Islam as a whole and in relation to Islams religious, ethical, and political outlooks. In particular, the question of religious humanism will return throughout the semester: what is the significance of the humanistic venture in Islam
