Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Introduction vii
4. 1. The Foundations of Traditionalism 1
5. 2. The Place of Reason in Traditionalism 12
6. 3. Traditionalism against Rationalism 19
7. 4. The Foundations of Rationalism 32
8. 5. The Rationalists’ Criticism of Traditionalism 41
9. 6. Compromise between Rationalism and Traditionalism 49
10. 7. Summary 52
11. Appendix I. The Creed of Abu Zur’a ’Ubaydallāh ibn ’Abd al-Karīm al-Rāzī (d. 264/878) and Abu Hātim Muhammad ibn Idrīs al-Rāzī (d. 277/8go) 54
12. Appendix II. Al-Mukhtaşar fī şūl al-dīn 58
13. Appendix III. Two Passages on Reason and Tradition 60
14. Appendix IV. Kitāb uşūl al-’adl wa’l-tawhīd wa-nafy al-jabr wa’l-tashbīh’ 63
15. Notes 65
16. References and Abbreviations 101
17. Index 110