All Outputs (4)

Ibn taymiyya between moderation and radicalism (2016)
Book Chapter
Hoover, J. (2016). Ibn taymiyya between moderation and radicalism. In E. Kendall, & A. Khan (Eds.), Reclaiming Islamic tradition: modern interpretations of the classical heritage. Edinburgh University Press

Why the Bible matters: Islamic studies (2016)
Book Chapter
Hoover, J. (2016). Why the Bible matters: Islamic studies. In C. Crouch, R. Deines, & M. Wreford (Eds.), Why does the Bible matter? The significance of the Bible for contemporary life. Bible Society

Ḥanbalī theology (2016)
Book Chapter
Hoover, J. (2016). Ḥanbalī theology. In S. Schmidtke (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Islamic Theology. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199696703.001.0001

The modern study of Ḥanbalī theology was initially plagued by the problem of viewing Ḥanbalism through the eyes of its Ashʿarī opponents. I. Goldziher (d. 1921) and D. B. Macdonald (d. 1943) labelled the Ḥanbalīs ‘reactionary’ and bemoaned the harm t... Read More about Ḥanbalī theology.

Withholding Judgment on Islamic Universalism: Ibn al-Wazīr (d. 840/1436) on the Duration and Purpose of Hell-Fire (2016)
Book Chapter
Hoover, J. (2016). Withholding Judgment on Islamic Universalism: Ibn al-Wazīr (d. 840/1436) on the Duration and Purpose of Hell-Fire. In C. Lang (Ed.), Locating Hell in Islamic Traditions (208-237). Brill. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004301368_011