The theology of ʿAmmār al-Basrī: commending Christianity within Islamic culture

Introduction -- 1. The Background for ʻAmmār al-Baṣrī's Theology in the Church of the East -- 2. Arguing for One Creator -- 3. Humans are free to choose good or evil -- 4. Defending the authenticity of the Gospels -- 5. Defending the Trinity -- 6. On the Uniting of the divine and human natures...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. Verfasser: Beaumont, Ivor Mark (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Piscataway, NJ Gorgias Press 2021
Schriftenreihe:Gorgias Eastern Christian studies 62
Schlagworte:
Zusammenfassung:Introduction -- 1. The Background for ʻAmmār al-Baṣrī's Theology in the Church of the East -- 2. Arguing for One Creator -- 3. Humans are free to choose good or evil -- 4. Defending the authenticity of the Gospels -- 5. Defending the Trinity -- 6. On the Uniting of the divine and human natures of Jesus -- 7. Defending the Incarnation -- 8. Debating the suffering of God in the death of Jesus -- 9. Explaining Baptism, the Eucharist and the Veneration of the Cross -- 10. Debate about the nature of the afterlife -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index
"ʻAmmār al-Baṣrī (d.c. 850) was the first Christian to write a systematic theology in Arabic, the language of the Muslim rulers of ʻAmmār's Middle East. This study of his two works that were only discovered in the 1970's seeks to analyse the way he defends Christian beliefs from criticism by Muslims over the authenticity of the Gospels, the Trinity, the divinity of Christ, the Incarnation, the death of Christ by crucifixion, the resurrection of Christ, and the nature of the afterlife. ʻAmmār al-Baṣrī wrote his theology in dialogue with Muslim thinkers of his time and his work offers guidance to Christians in today's world who live in Islamic contexts in how to relate Christian convictions to a Muslim audience"--
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:xiv, 300 Seiten
ISBN:9781463243616

Es ist kein Print-Exemplar vorhanden.

Fernleihe Bestellen Achtung: Nicht im THWS-Bestand!