Faculty Member, Theology
Lecturer in Islamic Studies
Worcester College
About
His research interests are in Islamic theology, philosophy and science; the works of Islam's celebrated theologian, al-Ghazali (d. 1111)--especially on the influences from the Greek philosophical tradition and, most notably, the materials of the peripatetic Avicenna (d. 1058); the relationship between science and religion in the Islamic world with particular regard to the reception of the rational sciences in the kalam tradition and also in the madrasa culture; medieval Islamic astronomy (falak).
His general interests are in Medieval philosophy and theology (especially Aquinas, Scotus and Maimonides); the reception of Aristotle's Metaphysics and De Anima among the Abrahamic theologians of the medieval period; fides et ratio; Scriptural Reasoning (SR); Muslim law, primarily in the Shafi'i school; medieval Arabic manuscripts; Moroccan religious lithographs (Hajariyya), i.e., early printed materials up to 1820; Malay heritage and Nusantara culture.
Contact Information
| Homepage: | http://www.theology.ox.ac.uk/people/staff-list/dr- |
| Address: | Worcester College
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| Telephone: |
01865-278730 |
