🎟EP029 Dr. Hannah Erlwein from Kalamopod on a brief history of Kalām (philosophy of religion within the Islamic ecumene)

<p>Literally meaning "speech, word, utterance" among other things, Kalām or philosophy of religion within the Islamic ecumene has divided Muslim believers about it scope, methods and even its validity in itself.</p> <p>To give us a brief history of Kalām is the presenter of a new podcast devoted to explaining Kalām to the uninitiated, <a href= "https://twitter.com/kalamopod" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dr. Hannah Erlwein</a>.</p> <p>Dr. Erlwein completed her PhD at the School of Oriental and African Studies on Arguments for the Existence of God in Classical Islamic Thought which is now published and she is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at Das Max-Planck-Institut für Wissenschaftsgeschichte or Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin.</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Timestamps</span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">01.45</span></p> <p><em>The term Kalām appears in the formative Abbasid period of early Islamic doctrine. What is the socio-political and intellectual-cultural context of its birth and development?</em></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">07.13</span></p> <p><em>The practitioner of Kalām is known as a mutakallim. Tell us about some notable figures in the tradition.</em></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">11.43</span></p> <p><em>The Islamic scholastic tradition across different school has a culture of texts, commentaries, supra-commentaries and summaries. This is helpful to trace genealogies of thought. Tell us about the contents of the earliest extant Kalām works and subsequent texts.</em></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">15.30</span></p> <p><em>What do you feel is the enduring legacy of medieval Kalām for our world today and where should listeners turn to next for more information?</em></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">19.27</span></p> <p><em>You currently host Kalamopod, a new podcast dedicated to the history of Kalām. Before you tell us more about that and other current projects that lis