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This book offers a fresh appraisal of Muhammad that considers the
widest possible history of the ways in which Christians have
assessed his prophethood. To medieval Christian communities,
Muhammad-the leader of a religious and political community that
grew quickly and with relative success-was an enigma. Did God
really send him as a prophet with a revelation? Was the political
success of the community he founded a divine validation? Or were he
and his followers inspired by something evil? Despite their
attempts, modern Christians continued to be puzzled by Muhammad.
The Qur'an provided a framework for understanding and honouring
Jesus; was it possible for Christians to reciprocate with regard to
Muhammad? This book applies the same analysis to both medieval and
modern assessments of Muhammad, in order to demonstrate the
continuities and disparities present in literature from the two
eras.
One of the most common religious practices among medieval Eastern
Christian communities was their devotion to venerating crosses and
crucifixes. Yet many of these communities existed in predominantly
Islamic contexts, where the practice was subject to much criticism
and often resulted in accusations of idolatry. How did Christians
respond to these allegations? Why did they advocate the
preservation of a practice that was often met with confusion or
even contempt? To shed light onto these questions, Charles Tieszen
looks at every known apologetic or polemical text written between
the eighth and fourteenth centuries to include a relevant
discussion. With sources taken from across the Mediterranean basin,
Egypt, Syria and Palestine, the result is the first in-depth look
at a key theological debate which lay at the heart of these
communities' religious identities. By considering the perspectives
of both Muslim and Christian authors, Cross Veneration in the
Medieval Islamic World also raises important questions concerning
cross-cultural debate and exchange, and the development of
Christianity and Islam in the medieval period. This is an important
book that will shine much needed light onto Christian-Muslim
relations, the nature of inter-faith debates and the wider issues
facing the communities living across the Middle East during the
medieval period.
One of the most common religious practices among medieval Eastern
Christian communities was their devotion to venerating crosses and
crucifixes. Yet many of these communities existed in predominantly
Islamic contexts, where the practice was subject to much criticism
and often resulted in accusations of idolatry. How did Christians
respond to these allegations? Why did they advocate the
preservation of a practice that was often met with confusion or
even contempt? To shed light onto these questions, Charles Tieszen
looks at every known apologetic or polemical text written between
the eighth and fourteenth centuries to include a relevant
discussion. With sources taken from across the Mediterranean basin,
Egypt, Syria and Palestine, the result is the first in-depth look
at a key theological debate which lay at the heart of these
communities' religious identities. By considering the perspectives
of both Muslim and Christian authors, Cross Veneration in the
Medieval Islamic World also raises important questions concerning
cross-cultural debate and exchange, and the development of
Christianity and Islam in the medieval period. This is an important
book that will shine much needed light onto Christian-Muslim
relations, the nature of inter-faith debates and the wider issues
facing the communities living across the Middle East during the
medieval period.
This book offers a fresh appraisal of Muhammad that considers the
widest possible history of the ways in which Christians have
assessed his prophethood. To medieval Christian communities,
Muhammad-the leader of a religious and political community that
grew quickly and with relative success-was an enigma. Did God
really send him as a prophet with a revelation? Was the political
success of the community he founded a divine validation? Or were he
and his followers inspired by something evil? Despite their
attempts, modern Christians continued to be puzzled by Muhammad.
The Qur'an provided a framework for understanding and honouring
Jesus; was it possible for Christians to reciprocate with regard to
Muhammad? This book applies the same analysis to both medieval and
modern assessments of Muhammad, in order to demonstrate the
continuities and disparities present in literature from the two
eras.
The question of Christian-Muslim relations is one of enduring
importance in the twenty-first century. While there exists a broad
range of helpful overviews on the question, these introductory
texts often fail to provide readers with the depth that a thorough
treatment of the primary sources and their authors would provide.
In this important new project, Charles Tieszen provides a
collection of primary theological sources devoted to the
formational period of Christian-Muslim relations. It provides brief
introductions to authors and their texts along with representative
selections in English translation. The collection is arranged
according to the key theological themes that emerge as Christians
and Muslims encounter one another in this era. The result is a
resource that offers students a far better grasp of the texts early
Christians and Muslims wrote about each other and a better
understanding of the important theological themes that are
pertinent to Christian-Muslim dialogue today.
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