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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453587203321

Autore

Francisco Adam

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2007

ISBN

1-281-93599-9

9786611935993

90-474-2084-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (274 p.)

Collana

History of Christian-Muslim relations ; ; v. 8

Disciplina

261.2/7092

Soggetti

Christianity and other religions - Islam

Islam - Relations - Christianity

Apologetics

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

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

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.