@article{article_203842, title={Historical Characterization of Kelâm}, journal={KADER Kelam Araştırmaları Dergisi}, volume={11}, pages={303–314}, year={2013}, DOI={10.18317/kader.67582}, author={Kurt, Erhan}, abstract={<!--[if gte mso 9]> <xml> <o:OfficeDocumentSettings> <o:TargetScreenSize>800x600 </o:TargetScreenSize> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 25.5pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 12.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; tab-stops: 18.0pt;"> <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> <span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span> </span> </strong> <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> <span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US">In its classical times, kal?m, Islamic theology, was known or even notorious for its dialectical character, namely its problematic, speculative, and disputatious way of discourse. In this long period, however, kal?m always remained essentially a discipline of fiqh, one that aims “understanding” the Islamic revelation. Since its inception, kal?m has been faced with many challenges caused by dialectic, which it owned much as well, but this particular method has never been its essential character as the “new kal?m” movement in modern period has proved. 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