Kalam Cosmological Argument

[Waldo]

I have searched in vain for the individual Muslim who is credited with formalizing this deductive argument. Can anyone point to an original source that documents this?

Thanks,

Waldo Slusher

[Trout]

hOW ABOUT THIS?

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[Waldo]

I am primarily concerned with "original source material." I have read several suggestings as to the originators of this argument, but have yet to be provided original source documention.

Waldo

[Xavier]

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homep...amey/kalam.htm

The kalam argument has its roots in medieval Arabic philosophy and theology.

Still looking around...

Yours,
Xavier

[Xavier]

Certain parts of it and it reduction have been traced:

Craig refines this idea into a simple, deductive syllogism that is traceable to the works of medieval Muslim theologians such as al-Ghazali (in his Kitab al-Iqtisad fi'l-'Itiqad for example)

SOURCE: http://www.geocities.com/critical_discourse/cosmo.htm

That sources cites this: http://www.muslimphilosophy.com/ip/pg1.htm

Yours,
Xavier

[Xavier]

Ahh... Here we go...

The kalam argument was originally formulated by Al-Ghazli (1058-1111), an Islamic theologian, but has recently been popularized by William Lane Craig.

SOURCE: http://www.basictheology.com/main/de...lay.asp?did=99

[Xavier]

He formulated several different place, but most say that this is the clearest source:

http://www.witness-pioneer.org/vil/Books/AG_FIB/ch3.htm

It is an English Translation. It should be noted that he was writting about Allah, not nessesaryly the Christian God, but I think the argument would apply to both.

Yours,
Xavier

[Waldo]

Xavier:

Thank you for all the work you have done. This has been helpful.

Waldo

[Xavier]

You are most welcome... Got a wonderful library that just sits there if I can't use it...

Yours,
Xavier

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