| Series |
Gorgias eastern christian studies, 1539-1507
Gorgias Eastern Christianity studies. ^A1348131
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| Contents |
Introduction -- 1. The Background for Amm ar al-Ba sr i's Theology in the Church of the East -- 2. Arguing for One Creator -- 3. Humans are free to choose good or evil -- 4. Defending the authenticity of the Gospels -- 5. Defending the Trinity -- 6. On the Uniting of the divine and human natures of Jesus -- 7. Defending the Incarnation -- 8. Debating the suffering of God in the death of Jesus -- 9. Explaining Baptism, the Eucharist and the Veneration of the Cross -- 10. Debate about the nature of the afterlife -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Abstract |
" Amm ar al-Ba sr i (d.c. 850) was the first Christian to write a systematic theology in Arabic, the language of the Muslim rulers of Amm ar's Middle East. This study of his two works that were only discovered in the 1970's seeks to analyse the way he defends Christian beliefs from criticism by Muslims over the authenticity of the Gospels, the Trinity, the divinity of Christ, the Incarnation, the death of Christ by crucifixion, the resurrection of Christ, and the nature of the afterlife. Amm ar al-Ba sr i wrote his theology in dialogue with Muslim thinkers of his time and his work offers guidance to Christians in today's world who live in Islamic contexts in how to relate Christian convictions to a Muslim audience"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Beaumont, Mark. Theology of 'Amm ar al-Basri Piscataway : Gorgias Press LLC, 2021 9781463243623 |
| Genre/form | Controversial literature. |
| LCCN | 2021044844 |
| ISBN | 9781463243616 |
| ISBN | 1463243618 |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
