• Part 1 Ibn 'Aqil - his life and times: the retraction and the Qadir Creed; biography of Ibn 'Aqil. Part 2 Ibn 'Aqil and scholasticism: the organization of professional higher learning; theologies and orthodoxy; main currents in Ibn 'Aqil's thought. Part 3 Ibn 'Aqil and humanism: humanism and government; humanist disciplines and topics.

Professor Makdisi's distinguished reputation in his field will already be known.With this book on Ibn 'Aqil he has done it again. This will be thedefinitive work on the subject for the next fifty years... a remarkabletext of deep erudition and sweeping range. -- Professor Ian Richard Netton, University of Leeds Professor Makdisi's distinguished reputation in his field will already be known.With this book on Ibn 'Aqil he has done it again. This will be thedefinitive work on the subject for the next fifty years... a remarkabletext of deep erudition and sweeping range.