Author : Kenneth Cragg
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 15,19 MB
Release : 1991-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780664221829
Centuries before the existence of the Islamic faith, there were Arabs who could be described as Christian. And there has been a Christian Arabism, an Arab Christianity, since Muhammad's day. Arab Christianity has survived Muslin dominance, and this enlightening book takes an in-depth look at its survival.
Author : Zondervan,
Publisher : Zondervan Academic
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 46,60 MB
Release : 2019-03-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0310555795
Theology is not done in a vacuum. Our theology is affected by the culture in which we live, and our theology can have unexpected effects on the lives of Christians who live thousands of miles away. This point emerges clearly as we listen to seven Arabic evangelical theologians address issues that are of critical importance to Christians living as minorities in the Muslim world. North American readers may find that many of their assumptions are challenged as they see how respected Christian thinkers from a very different context address issues of biblical interpretation, national and international politics, culture and gender.
Author : Mouchir Basile Aoun
Publisher : Gingko Library
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 48,82 MB
Release : 2022-11-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1914983033
A reflection on Christianity in Arab society. This work explores the Christian faith in the current intercultural context of Arab societies. It argues that Arab Christianity seeks to express the Christian faith through openness to Muslim otherness, existential conviviality, and fraternal solidarity. In order to safeguard not only the physical existence of these communities but also and above all the relevance and richness of their message of life, the theological reflection presented here takes on a three-part task. First, it faithfully describes the sociopolitical and sociocultural reality of the historical integration of Arab Christian communities. Second, it reinterprets the content of the Christ event with reference to the challenge of Muslim otherness. And finally, it offers a path for conversion that involves a form not only of evangelical practice, designed to foster bonds of fraternal solidarity between the inhabitants of the Arab world but also of shared spiritual quest for moral and political commitment.
Author : Andrew Thompson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 29,95 MB
Release : 2018-01-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 153810945X
In Jesus of Arabia, the Reverend Canon Andrew Thompson introduces an unfamiliar Jesus—Jesus in the context of his home in the Middle East. Whether readers believe Jesus to be a prophet or the messiah, Thompson enhances our understanding of his work and character by looking at his social context as a man and Middle Easterner. Jesus’s teachings take on new meaning as Thompson explores themes including family in Arabia, gender roles in the region, food culture, and more. Jesus of Arabia looks at the bridges between Islam and Christianity through the figure of Jesus and how the two communities may reflect each other despite their differences. Thompson draws on his experience as a priest in the Anglican Church and his many years living in the Middle East to analyze the often conflicting roles and loyalties concerning family, culture, and God. A timely and incisive work, Jesus of Arabia invites us to consider contemporary views of the Middle East and how a figure like Jesus might be received today.
Author : David Thomas
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 427 pages
File Size : 26,75 MB
Release : 2007-03-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9047411706
The contributions to this volume, which come from the Fifth Mingana Symposium, survey the use of the Bible and attitudes towards it in the early and classical Islamic periods. The authors explore such themes as early Christian translations of the Bible into Arabic, the use of verses from it to defend the truth of Christianity, to interpret the significance of Islam and to prove its error, Muslim accusations of corruption of the Bible, and the influences that affected production of Bibles in Muslims lands. The volume illustrates the centrality of the Bible to Arab Christians as a source of authority and information about their experiences under Islam, and the importance of upholding its authenticity in the face of Muslim criticisms. Contributors include: Samir Arbache, Mark Beaumont, Emmanouela Grypeou, Lucy-Anne Hunt, Juan Pedro Monferrer Sala, Said Gabriel Reynolds, Barbara Roggema, Harald Suermann and Mark Swanson.
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Publisher : BRILL
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 46,53 MB
Release : 2018-03-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9004360743
Arab Christians and the Qurʾan from the Origins of Islam to the Medieval Period is a collection of essays on the use and interpretation of the Qur’an by Christians writing in Arabic in the period of Islamic rule in the Middle East up to the end of the thirteenth century. These essays originated in the seventh Woodbrooke-Mingana Symposium on Arab Christianity held in Birmingham, UK, in 2013, and are edited by Mark Beaumont. Contributors are: David Bertaina, Sidney Griffith, Sandra Keating, Michael Kuhn, Juan Pedro Monferrer-Sala, Gordon Nickel, Emilio Platti and David Thomas
Author : Nabeel Jabbour
Publisher : Tyndale House
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 13,99 MB
Release : 2014-02-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1615215123
Go beyond mere tolerance to a passion for Muslims. This book explains how that can be done in ways that are sensitive to Islamic culture and provides suggestions on how to build vital relationships with Muslims.
Author : Philip Wood
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 24,25 MB
Release : 2010-12-02
Category : History
ISBN : 019958849X
An examination of how, at the close of the Roman Empire, Christianity influenced the political and social philosophy of the peoples of the Near East, laying the groundwork for the blending of religious and ethnic identity that we see in the Middle East today.
Author : Abu Atallah
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 41,9 MB
Release : 2017-07-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0830890831
"Changing from Islam to Christianity would mess up my life forever." So writes Abu Atallah in this remarkable story of his journey from Islam to the Christian faith, and how he later became an ambassador for Christ with a ministry in the Muslim context. Discover how the good news of Jesus transforms lives in Muslim communities around the world.
Author : William J. Saal
Publisher : Moody Publishers
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 31,83 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780802473226
A treasury of facts, analysis, and examples gleaned from men and women who witness to Muslims. You'll gain new insights into the Koran, identify basic Muslim beliefs, and learn how to listen and respond to your Muslim friend in a way that is most likely to lead him or her to Christ.
