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Early Christian-Muslim debate on the unity of God : three Christian scholars and their engagement with Islamic thought (9th century c.e.) / Sara Leila Husseini.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Husseini, Sara Leila, author.
- Series:
- History of Christian-Muslim relations ; Volume 21.
- History of Christian-Muslim Relations, 1570-7350 ; Volume 21
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- God--Simplicity--History of doctrines.
- God.
- God (Islam).
- Christianity and other religions--Islam.
- Christianity and other religions.
- Islam--Relations--Christianity.
- Islam.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (254 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden, Netherlands : Brill, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Early Christian-Muslim Debate on the Unity of God examines the writings of three of the earliest known Christian theologians to write comprehensive theological works in Arabic. Theodore Abū Qurra, Abū Rā’iṭa and ‘Ammār al-Baṣrī provide valuable insight into early Christian-Muslim debate shortly after the rise of the Islamic empire. Through close examination of their writings on the doctrine of the Trinity, Sara Husseini demonstrates the creativity of these theologians, who make use of language, style and argumentation characteristic of Islamic theological thought (kalām), in order to help articulate their long-established religious truths. Husseini offers close analysis of the authors individually and comparatively, exploring their engagement with Islamic theology and their role in this fascinating period.
- Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- Introduction
- 1 Historical and Intellectual Environment
- 2 Theodore Abū Qurra (c. 750–c. 830)
- 3 Abū Rāʾiṭa Al-Takrītī (c. 755–c. 835)
- 4 ʿAmmār al-Baṣrī (d.c. 840)
- 5 The Tools of Christian Arabic Apologetic and Polemic
- 6 Christian Theologians Employing Muslim Theology
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Bible of Qur’an Citations
- Index of People and Places
- Subject Index.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 90-04-27969-5
- OCLC:
- 893333630
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9789004279698 DOI
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