John Of Damascus First Apologist To The Muslims

Author : Daniel J. Janosik
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2016-11-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781498289832

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John of Damascus, First Apologist to the Muslims by Daniel J. Janosik Pdf

Much of the world today is convulsed in an epic struggle between the Christian West and Islam. Scholars seeking to understand the issues look back in history to unearth the roots of this conflict. Of great value in this effort are the writings of an eyewitness, a devoted Christian who served as chief financial officer of the Umayyad Empire and wrote at the time Islam was developing. John of Damascus (675-750) authored two major works, the Heresy of the Ishmaelites and the Disputation between a Christian and a Saracen, to provide an apologetic response to Islam from a Christian perspective. His writings shed light on many questions that are pertinent today: When was the Qur'an actually written? What was the role of the powerful caliph Abd al-Malik in the making of Muhammad? How did the theological issues related to the deity of Christ and the Trinity develop in the early days of Islam? This book delves into the life of John and studies his apologetic writings in detail, utilizing the first English translation from the critical text. It seeks to address these questions thoughtfully, provide valuable insights from the past, and then equip today's church as it engages with Islam.

Author : Peter Schadler
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2017-12-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004356054

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John of Damascus and Islam by Peter Schadler Pdf

In John of Damascus and Islam, Schadler offers a reassessment of the Christian application of the term heresy to Islam, and the description of the new religion made by John of Damascus in the eighth century C.E.

Author : Daniel J. Sahas
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2023-07-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004451032

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John of Damascus on Islam by Daniel J. Sahas Pdf

Author : Nick Chatrath
Publisher : Monarch Books
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780857210142

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Reaching Muslims by Nick Chatrath Pdf

Tens of millions of Muslims live in the West. As a group they are ethnically diverse, culturally rich, and often wonderfully passionate about life and faith. The problem is that as Christians we often segregate our lives from them. Many fear getting to knowMuslims or--worse--are inherently suspicious. This is a shame, since we live in a day of unprecedented opportunities to interact with Muslims from around the world.This book will help believers bridge the divide. As Christians what we have to share with Muslims is magnificent and potentially life-changing. For readers with zero knowledge about Islam and zero relationships with Muslims, don't worry: this book is for you. Think of it as a one-stop introductory guide that will help you get a grip on the basics quickly. Reaching Muslims is something we can all do because fundamentally it involves friendship.

Author : Robert G. Hoyland
Publisher : eBooks2go, Inc.
Page : 637 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2014-01-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781618131317

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Seeing Islam as Others Saw It: A Survey and Evaluation of Christian, Jewish and Zoroastrian Writings on Early Islam by Robert G. Hoyland Pdf

This book offers a new approach to the vexing question of how to write the early history of Islam. The first part discusses the nature of the Muslim and non-Muslim source material for the seventh- and eighth-century Middle East and argues that by lessening the divide between these two traditions, which has largely been erected by modern scholarship, we can come to a better appreciation of this crucial period. The second part gives a detailed survey of sources and an analysis of some 120 non-Muslim texts, all of which provide information about the first century and a half of Islam (roughly A.D. 620-780). The third part furnishes examples, according to the approach suggested in the first part and with the material presented in the second part, how one might write the history of this time. The fourth part takes the form of excurses on various topics, such as the process of Islamization, the phenomenon of conversion to Islam, the development of techniques for determining the direction of prayer, and the conquest of Egypt. Because this work views Islamic history with the aid of non-Muslim texts and assesses the latter in the light of Muslim writings, it will be essential reading for historians of Islam, Christianity, Judaism, or Zoroastrianism--indeed, for all those with an interest in cultures of the eastern Mediterranean in its traditional phase from Late Antiquity to medieval times.

Author : Zondervan,
Publisher : Zondervan Academic
Page : 848 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2020-06-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780310559559

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The History of Apologetics by Zondervan, Pdf

ECPA Christian Book Award 2021 Finalist: Biography & Memoir Explore Apologetics through the Lives of History's Great Apologists The History of Apologetics follows the great apologists in the history of the church to understand how they approached the task of apologetics in their own cultural and theological context. Each chapter looks at the life of a well-known apologist from history, unpacks their methodology, and details how they approached the task of defending the faith. By better understanding how apologetics has been done, readers will be better able to grasp the contextualized nature of apologetics and apply those insights to today's context. The History of Apologetics covers forty-four apologists including: Part One: Patristic Apologists Part Two: Medieval Apologists Part Three: Early Modern Apologists Part Four: 19th C. Apologists Part Five: 20th C. American Apologists Part Six: 20th C. European Apologists Part Seven: Contemporary Apologists

Author : John Allen Dearing
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2021-10-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781666713039

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Will Not Return Void by John Allen Dearing Pdf

When one considers the early Christian church, one is immediately struck by the exponential growth that the church experienced. The inevitable question one must ask when considering the early church’s rapid rate of growth is: How did it happen? While social forces, plagues, politics, and ideology competitions were certainly factors in the growth of Christianity, one would be remiss not to consider the methodology behind the considerable evangelistic effort made by the patristic church. This dissertation analyzes the use of Scripture in the apologetic and evangelistic writings produced by Christian leaders within the Greek patristic tradition and their belief that Scripture was the primary tool given by God for the conversion of souls.

Author : James F. Gauss
Publisher : Bridge Logos Foundation
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Religion
ISBN : 088270611X

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Islam & Christianity by James F. Gauss Pdf

The author details the differences between Islam and Christianity.

Author : Daniel Janosik
Publisher : Christian Publishing House
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2019-01-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781949586763

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THE GUIDE TO ANSWERING ISLAM by Daniel Janosik Pdf

The average Christian knows somewhat how dangerous radical Islam is because of the regular media coverage of beheadings of Christians, Jews, and even young little children, not to mention Muslims with which they disagree. However, the average Christian does not know their true beliefs, just how many there are, to the extent they will go to carry out these beliefs. Daily we find Islamic commentators on the TV and radio, offering up misleading information, quoting certain portions of the Quran while leaving other parts out. When considering Islamic beliefs, other Islamic writings must be considered, like the Hadith or Sunnah, and the Shariah, or canon law. While Islam, in general, does not support radical Islam, the vast majority do support radical beliefs. For example, beheadings, stoning for adultery or homosexuality, suicide bombings, turning the world into an Islamic state, and far too many other heinous things. THE GUIDE TO ANSWERING ISLAM provides Christians with an overview of Islamic terminology. The reader will learn about Muhammad’s calling, the history of the Quran, how Islam expanded, the death of Muhammad and the splinter groups that followed. In addition, the three sources of their teaching, six pillars of belief, five pillars of Islam, the twelfth Imam, and much more will be discussed. While there are several books on Islam and radical Islam, this will be the first that will prepare its readers to communicate effectively with Muslims in an effort toward sharing biblical truths. THE GUIDE TO ISLAM will be an effective evangelism tool. In addition, each chapter will end with review questions, helping the reader recall the main points of the chapter. Therefore, it can be studied alone or in a church Bible study setting. THE GUIDE TO ANSWERING ISLAM has the contents constructed in a way that will greatly serve the Christian Church. There are many recent books written by Christians about Islam, and there are many books written recently about radical Islam. However, none of these recent books attempts to do what has been done, which is to give an adequate portrayal of Islam, critiqued by history and Christian doctrine, and then culminating in an extensive evaluation of the rise of Radical Islam from a Christian's perspective.

Author : Hugh Goddard
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Christianity and other religions
ISBN : 9781566633406

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A History of Christian-Muslim Relations by Hugh Goddard Pdf

Hugh Goddard investigates the history of the relationships between Christians and Muslims over the centuries.

Author : Saint John (of Damascus)
Publisher : St Vladimir's Seminary Press
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Art
ISBN : 0881412457

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Three Treatises on the Divine Images by Saint John (of Damascus) Pdf

In AD 726, the Byzantine emperor ordered the destruction of all icons, or religious images, throughout the empire, and icons were subject to an imperial ban that was to last, with a brief remission, until AD 843. A defender of icons, St John of Damascus wrote three treatises against "those who attack the holy images." He differentiates between the veneration of icons, which is a matter of expressing honor, and idolatry, which is offering worship to something other than God.

Author : John Alembillah Azumah
Publisher : ONEWorld
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2001-08
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105110936890

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The Legacy of Arab-Islam in Africa by John Alembillah Azumah Pdf

This new book reassess the presence of Islam in Africa.

Author : R. Charles Weller
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 411 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2023-04-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789811956973

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‘Pre-Islamic Survivals’ in Muslim Central Asia by R. Charles Weller Pdf

The book traces the conceptual lens of historical-cultural ‘survivals’ from the late 19th-century theories of E.B. Tylor, James Frazer, and others, in debate with monotheistic ‘degenerationists’ and Protestant anti-Catholic polemicists, back to its origins in Jewish, Christian and Muslim traditions as well as later more secularized forms in the German Enlightenment and Romanticist movements. These historical sources, particularly the ‘dual faith’ tradition of Russian Orthodoxy, significantly shaped both Tsarist and later Soviet ethnography of Muslim Central Asia, helping guide and justify their respective religious missionary, social-legal, political and other imperial agendas. They continue impacting post-Soviet historiography in complex and debated ways. Drawing from European, Central Asian, Middle Eastern and world history, the fields of ethnography and anthropology, as well as Christian and Islamic studies, the volume contributes to scholarship on ‘syncretism’ and ‘conversion’, definitions of Islam, history as identity and heritage, and more. It is situated within a broader global historical frame, addressing debates over ‘pre-Islamic Survivals’ among Turkish and Iranian as well as Egyptian, North African Berber, Black African and South Asian Muslim Peoples while critiquing the legacy of the Geertzian ‘cultural turn’ within Western post-colonialist scholarship in relation to diverging trends of historiography in the post-World War Two era.

Author : Kathryn V. Camp D. Min.
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2019-05-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781973651390

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Under Investigation by Kathryn V. Camp D. Min. Pdf

For centuries now, the vast majority of the Christian population in the West has been locked into the mindset that believing in a Creator God is a matter of faith and emotions as opposed to clear and rational thought, and that faith should be kept in the private realm. Under Investigation aims at dispelling this oppressive way of thinking. This is a workbook that will arm Christians with scientific truths, written in plain language. Its goal is to target the integrity of the New Testament using scholarly, historical and literary scientific findings. Knowledge is power, and in the quest for absolute Truth, this workbook will guide the student to an educated understanding of both who the God depicted in the Bible truly is, and who He is not.

Author : William Lane Craig
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781433501159

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Reasonable Faith by William Lane Craig Pdf

This updated edition by one of the world's leading apologists presents a systematic, positive case for Christianity that reflects the latest work in the contemporary hard sciences and humanities. Brilliant and accessible.