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Author Thomas, David (David Richard), 1948-

Title Christian doctrines in Islamic theology / by David Thomas
Published Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008

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Description 1 online resource (392 pages)
Series History of Christian-Muslim relations, 1570-7350 ; v. 10
History of Christian-Muslim relations ; v. 10.
Contents Muslim theologians and Christian doctrines -- Al-Nāshiʼ al-Akbar -- Abū Manṣūr al-Māturīdī -- Abū Bakr al-Bāqillānī -- ʻAbd al-Jabbār ibn Aḥmad al-Hamadhāni
Summary By the tenth century Islamic theology had become an integrated system by which theologians constructed accounts of the nature of the world and God's relationship with it. This book shows how Muslim theologians in this period made use of Christian doctrines as examples of misguided thinking to help confirm the correctness of their own theology
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-383) and index
Notes Includes parallel text in English and Arabic
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SUBJECT Bible -- Islamic interpretations. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85013671
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Subject Islam -- Relations -- Christianity.
Christianity and other religions -- Islam.
Christianity -- Influence
RELIGION -- Islam -- Theology.
Christianity
Christianity -- Influence
Interfaith relations
Islam
Islamic interpretations of sacred works
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9789047442059
9047442059