The church in the shadow of the mosque: Christians and Muslims in the world of Islam

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Preface

Introduction

I. "People of the Gospel," "People of the Book": Christians and Christianity in the World of Islam

II. Apocalypse and the Arabs: The First Christian Responses to the Challenge of Islam

III. Christian Theology in Arabic: A New Development in Church Life

IV. The Shape of Christian Theology in Arabic: The Genres and Strategies of Christian Discourse in the World of Islam

V. Christian Philosophy in Baghdad and Beyond: A Major Partner in the Development of Classical Islamic Intellectual Culture

VI. What Has Baghdad to Do with Constantinople or Rome?: Oriental Christian Self-Definition in the World of Islam

VII. Between the Crescent and the Cross: Convivencia, the Clash of Theologies, and Interreligious Dialogue

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Index