LEADER 04782nam 2200613 450 001 9910131280803321 005 20221206175917.0 010 $a3-11-039932-6 024 7 $a10.2478/9783110375817 035 $a(CKB)3710000000393314 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001536570 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11869850 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001536570 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11509851 035 $a(PQKB)10914494 035 $a(WaSeSS)IndRDA00057041 035 $a(DE-B1597)429534 035 $a(OCoLC)912308937 035 $a(OCoLC)979601727 035 $a(OCoLC)980201406 035 $a(DE-B1597)9783110375817 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3572110 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3572110 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11059856 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000393314 100 $a20150605h20142014 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aDefending Christian faith $ethe fifth part of the Christian apology of Gerasimus /$fAbjar Bakhou ; managing editor, Katarzyna Tempczyk ; language editor, David Huisjen 210 1$aWarsaw :$cDe Gruyter,$d[2014] 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (178 pages) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a3-11-037580-X 311 $a3-11-037581-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tAcknowledgments --$tForeword --$tContents --$tGeneral Introduction --$t1 Author and Manuscripts --$t2 An Overview of the Apology --$t3 Analysis of the Analogies Used in the Apology --$t4 An Analysis of Part 5 --$tThe Text in Arabic --$tEnglish Translation --$tGeneral Conclusion --$tIndex of the Most Important Words in Arabic --$tBibliography 330 $aThe book by Abjar Bakhou presents Medieval Christian author Gerasimus and his discussion with Islam. His aim was to show that Christian teachings are not irrational, but rather subtle and complex. As a Christian philosopher and theologian, Gerasimus used the experiences of those of the past to facilitate his own response to critics. However, two important differences separated him from earlier apologists, which demand his own insight and innovation. First, the new language of intellectual discourse was Arabic, which was not accommodating for expressing traditional Christian doctrine, and required the development of a vocabulary out of terms already heavily influenced by the Qur'anic worldview. Second, the new religion challenging Christianity was one of absolute monotheism, which shared neither a common scriptural nor cultural heritage, and rejected the very possibility of a Trinity and Incarnation. Although a common theme in early Christian apologetics was the refutation of Judaism, the debate generally centered on the interpretation of the Old Testament, showing that Jesus was indeed the Messiah. The Qur'an, while acknowledging Jesus as the Messiah, explicitly rejects the Christian doctrines of the Incarnation and the Trinity, and presents itself as the revelation, which supersedes all previous revelation. Thus, although Christians and Muslims share certain themes and figures (such as Creation and the Last Judgement, Abraham, Moses, Mary and Jesus), Muslims refuse evidence contrary to the Qur'an, leaving Christians without recourse to traditional scripture-based arguments. Gerasimus, as a Christian apologist and mutakallim, accepted these challenges and began the process of explaining and translating his faith in the new milieu to make it coherent and rational. In his treatise, Gerasimus reveals himself to be a full participant in this important period of intellectual history; he sets down the basic points of controversy and outlines a response to them in a form that would be an excellent introduction to Christian theology written for the Muslim environment.Gerasimus was also a mutakallim in his own right, the Christian counterpart to those Islamic scholars who sought to defend their faith through rational arguments. In an effort to argue the legitimacy of Christianity, Gerasimus attempts to create a common language that influences the meaning of terminology and concepts of intellectual development in Muslim - Christian debates. Such language would set the stage for centuries to come. This is certainly his greatest contribution. 606 $aRELIGION / Islam / History$2bisacsh 615 7$aRELIGION / Islam / History. 676 $a270 700 $aBahkou$b Abjar$0803376 702 $aTempczyk$b Katarzyna 702 $aHuisjen$b David 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910131280803321 996 $aDefending Christian faith$91938003 997 $aUNINA