logo
episode-header-image
Dec 2022
37m 26s

Mulla Sadra & Islamic Existentialism

FILIP HOLM
About this episode
tail spinning
Up next
Aug 29
Women in the Life and Thought of Ibn Arabi
The great Sufi mystic Ibn Arabi was taught by a woman. In Part 2 of our series on Sufi women in history, we explore the female saints, teachers, and muses who shaped the thought of Islam's greatest mystical philosopher.Find me and my music here:https://linktr.ee/filipholmSupport ... Show More
1 h
Aug 9
John Scotus Eriugena & The Division of Nature
John Scotus Eriugena was one of the most radical thinkers of the early Middle Ages — a philosopher who fused eastern and western Christian theology with Neoplatonism to create a vision of God, nature, and creation centuries that is breathtaking and unique. In this episode, we exp ... Show More
1 h
Jul 26
The Talmud Explained (w. Zevi Slavin)
In this episode, Zevi and I explore what the Talmud is, what it is not, and the role it plays in the Jewish religion.Find me and my music here:https://linktr.ee/filipholmSupport Let's Talk Religion on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/letstalkreligion Or through a one-time donatio ... Show More
38m 52s
Recommended Episodes
Jan 2018
History of Islamic Theology
This episode we trace the emergence of orthodoxy in Islamic thought. Starting with the debates about predestination and the nature of the Qu’ran we mark the development of Islamic theology from the writings of Hasan i Basri and the Qadarites or Qadiriyyah to the formation of the ... Show More
43m 35s
Dec 2021
209. Islam and the Possibilities of Peace | Mohammed Hijab
This episode was recorded on November 10th, 2021. In this episode, philosopher Mohammed Hijab joined me to discuss a wide array of topics, such as the traditionalist interpretation of Islam, its metanarrative, the story of the prophet Muhammad, and some common ground among monot ... Show More
1h 36m
Mar 2021
#055: Wisdom Crystallized: What is Sufi Metaphysics? w/ Mohammed Rustom
We speak about the course Wisdom Crystallized: Sufi Metaphysics in 21 Verses. https://www.rumicenter.love/wisdom https://www.mohammedrustom.com Mohammed Rustom is Associate Professor of Islamic Philosophy and Islamic Studies in the College of the Humanities at Carleton University ... Show More
1h 8m
Jan 2007
"Whoever knows himself..." in the Futuhat
James W. Morris is professor in Theology at Boston College. He has written and taught in many areas of spirituality and religious thought, including the Islamic humanities, Islamic philosophy, Sufism, and cinema in spiritual teaching. His recent books include The Reflective Heart ... Show More
1h 2m
Aug 2007
Temporal and Eternal Time in Ibn al-Arabi and Mulla Sadra
Ibrahim Kalin is an assistant professor of Islamic studies at the College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA. He received his B.A. in history from the University of Istanbul, Turkey, M.A. in Islamic thought from the International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC ... Show More
44m 48s
Feb 2024
Ibn al-ʿArabī on Translation
Mohammed Rustom is Associate Professor of Islamic Studies at Carleton University. He is the author of the award-winning book The Triumph of Mercy: Philosophy and Scripture in Mulla Sadra and Assistant Editor of The Study Quran: A New Translation with Notes and Commentary (Editor- ... Show More
15m 18s
Apr 2014
Sa’diyya Shaikh, “Sufi Narratives of Intimacy: Ibn Arabi, Gender and Sexuality” (University of North Carolina Press, 2012)
Many Muslim debates regarding women are solely situated in legal or political frameworks. For example, we often find this tendency in conversations about women’s leadership in the mosque or the politics of veiling. Sa’diyya Shaikh, Professor of Religious Studies at the University ... Show More
55m 26s
Jun 2021
When the Preacher Needs a Teacher
We're excited to start Season 3 of Sacred Text Messages, with an analysis of the nature of the nafs (lower self or ego) and its devilish inclinations. Shaykh Hamza navigates us through the core tenets of Imam al-Ghazali's brilliant text Mizan al-Amal (The Measure of Actions), fro ... Show More
28m 24s