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Preface | vii |
Introduction | ix |
Part One: The Foundations of Creation | 1 |
The Ultimate Explanation of Nature | 3 |
Naturalism Against Creation | 11 |
The Critique of Naturalism | 21 |
The Metaphysical Discourse of The Qur’an | 29 |
Part Two: The Divine Command As the Source of Nature | 37 |
God’s Creative Will | 39 |
The Determination of Nature by the Divine Will | 39 |
The Wisdom of the Divine Will | 44 |
The Perpetual Rule of the Divine Will | 54 |
II. God’s Creative Speech | 65 |
The Power of the Divine Speech | 65 |
The Transcendent Quality of the Divine Speech | 71 |
The Universal Influence of the Divine Speech | 76 |
Part Three: Realization of Nature by the Effect of Divine Command | 83 |
The First Creation of Nature | 85 |
The Concept of First Creation | 85 |
Creation of the Universe | 88 |
Creation of the Earth | 92 |
Creation of Living Species | 94 |
Creation of the Human Race | 101 |
II. The Continuous Creation of Nature | 107 |
The Concept of Continuous Creation | 107 |
Creation of Natural Forces | 112 |
Creation of the Natural Environment | 124 |
Creation of the Human Individual | 127 |
Creation of the Course of Life | 131 |
Conclusion | 137 |
Bibliography | 139 |
Index | 155 |
Erkan M. Kurt is a researcher at the Institute of Interfaith Dialog and an adjunct professor of Islam at the University of Houston. He has a PhD in Islamic Theology from Marmara University and a Master's degree in Christian Theology from the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago.