The church in the shadow of the mosque/
Sidney H. Griffith.
- Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2008.
- xiii, 220 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- (Jews, Christians, and Muslims from the ancient to the modern world) .
List of illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1: People of the Gospel, People of the Book: Christians and Christianity in the world of Islam -- 2: Apocalypse and the Arabs: the first Christian responses to the challenge of Islam -- 3: Christian theology in Arabic: a new development in church life -- 4: Shape of Christian theology in Arabic: the genres and strategies of Christian discourse in the world of Islam -- 5: Christian philosophy in Baghdad and beyond: a major partner in the development of classical Islamic intellectual culture -- 6: What has Baghdad to do with Constantinople or Rome?: Oriental Christian self-definition in the world of Islam -- 7: Between the Crescent and the Cross: Convivencia, the clash of theologies, and interreligious dialogue -- Bibliography -- Index
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Arab countries Interfaith relations Christianity Christianity and culture