Martin Luther and Islam : a study in sixteenth-century polemics and apologetics / by Adam S. Francisco.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Francisco, Adam.

Series:

History of Christian-Muslim relations ; v. 8.

History of Christian-Muslim relations ; v. 8

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Luther, Martin, 1483-1546.

Luther, Martin.

Christianity and other religions--Islam.

Christianity and other religions.

Islam--Relations--Christianity.

Islam.

Apologetics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (274 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Martin Luther (1483-1546) lived at an important juncture during the long and tortuous history of the conflict between Islam and Europe. Scholars have long focused on his apocalyptic interpretation of the rise of the Muslim Ottoman Empire, but only a few have probed deeper into his thought on Islam. As a result, one of the most influential thinkers in the western intellectual tradition has received very little attention in the history of Christian perceptions of and responses to Islam. Drawing upon a vast array of the Reformer’s writings while also examining several key texts, this book reveals an often-overlooked aspect of Luther's thought, and thereby provides fresh insight into his place in the history of Christian-Muslim relations.

Contents:

Preliminary material / A.S. Francisco

Introduction / A.S. Francisco

Chapter One. Responses to Islam in the west during the Middle Ages / A.S. Francisco

Chapter Two. The turks and Islam in the sixteenth century / A.S. Francisco

Chapter Three. Dimensions of Luther’s thought on the turks / A.S. Francisco

Chapter Four. Luther’s knowledge of and attitude towards Islam / A.S. Francisco

Chapter Five. Luther’s initial critique of Islam / A.S. Francisco

Chapter Six. An existential apologetic for christians in the Mahometisch Reich / A.S. Francisco

Chapter Seven. Luther’s polemical apologetic against Islam / A.S. Francisco

Chapter Eight. Luther’s apology for christianity / A.S. Francisco

Conclusion / A.S. Francisco

Bibliography / A.S. Francisco

Index / A.S. Francisco.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-255) and index.

ISBN:

1-281-93599-9

9786611935993

90-474-2084-5

OCLC:

646789779

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004160439.i-260 DOI