The Sources of Religious and Political Power in Thought of Abu Mansur al-Maturidi and Saint Thomas Aquinas – the comparative perspective

This paper aims to compare some reflections on relationship between divine and worldly powers and their sources presented by two prominent theologians Abu Mansur al-Maturidi and. First, the paper we will present a brief characteristic of these two theo-logians and emphasize some of their fundamental ideas concerning the relationship between religion and politics. Then, we will try to find out if there is a common platform between al-Maturidi's and Aquinas' ideas.