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Author Bahkou, Abjar, author

Title Defending Christian faith : the fifth part of the Christian apology of Gerasimus / Abjar Bakhou ; managing editor, Katarzyna Tempczyk ; language editor, David Huisjen
Published Warsaw : De Gruyter, [2014]
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Description 1 online resource (178 pages)
Contents Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Contents -- General Introduction -- 1 Author and Manuscripts -- 2 An Overview of the Apology -- 3 Analysis of the Analogies Used in the Apology -- 4 An Analysis of Part 5 -- The Text in Arabic -- English Translation -- General Conclusion -- Index of the Most Important Words in Arabic -- Bibliography
Summary The book presents Medieval Christian writer Gerasimus who in a debate with Islam presents reasoned proofs that refute charges of deception and duplicity made against Christians by means of logically constructed arguments about the being of God and His relationship to creation. He sets out the basic points of controversy and outlines a response in a form that would make an excellent introduction to Christian theology for the Muslim environment
Analysis Medieval Arab Christians and Muslim Debates
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 6, 2015)
Subject Orthodox Eastern Church.
Christianity
Orthodox Eastern Church
RELIGION / Islam / History.
Form Electronic book
Author Tempczyk, Katarzyna, editor
Huisjen, David, editor
ISBN 9783110375817
3110375818
3110399326
9783110399325