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• catalog abstract "The relationship between the Christian and Muslim worlds has been a long and tortuous one. Over the course of the centuries the balance of power has swung in pendulum fashion{u2014}at times the initiative seems to have lain with the Muslim community, with the Christian world simply being compelled to react to developments outside itself, while at other points the opposite has been true and Muslims have found themselves having to respond to Christian challenges in different forms. Today Christians and Muslims comprise the world's two largest religious communities. Although they can coexist fairly peacefully, at times they still engage in violent confrontation, such as in the recent conflicts in Bosnia and the Sudan. This book investigates the history of the relationships between Christians and Muslims over the centuries, from their initial encounters in the medieval period, when the Muslims were the dominant group, through to the modern period, when the balance of power seems to have been reversed. This much-needed overview of the Christian-Muslim encounter places the emphasis on the context within which perceptions and attitudes were worked out and provides a depth of historical insight to the complexities of current Christian-Muslim interactions on different continents.".
• catalog contributor b11862418.
• catalog created "c2000.".
• catalog date "2000".
• catalog date "c2000.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c2000.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-200) and index.".
• catalog description "The Christian background to the coming of Islam. Early Christian thinking about other religions ; The history of the Christian church in the Middle East -- The Islamic impact. Muhammad's contacts with Christians ; The Qur'ān's view of Christians ; Precedents for Muslim treatment of Christians -- The first age of Christian-Muslim interaction (--c. 830/215). Christian responses to the coming of Islam ; Muslim treatment of Christians I -- The medieval period I : confrontation or interaction in the East? Contacts and exchanges ; Developing mutual perceptions ; Muslim treatment of Christians II ; Conversion to Islam -- The medieval period II : confrontation or interaction in the West? Western Christian reactions to the coming of Islam ; The crusades ; Alternative perceptions of Islam ; The transmission of knowledge from the Islamic world to the West -- The changing balance of power : mission and imperialism? The growth of European power ; The establishment of Christian missions ; The heyday of European influence ; Muslim responses -- New thinking in the 19th/13th and 20th/14th centuries. The growth of Western academic study of Islam ; Changing Christian thinking about Islam ; Changing Muslim thinking about Christianity -- Dialogue or confrontation? The dialogue movement ; The political context ; Fellow-pilgrims?".
• catalog description "The relationship between the Christian and Muslim worlds has been a long and tortuous one. Over the course of the centuries the balance of power has swung in pendulum fashion{u2014}at times the initiative seems to have lain with the Muslim community, with the Christian world simply being compelled to react to developments outside itself, while at other points the opposite has been true and Muslims have found themselves having to respond to Christian challenges in different forms. Today Christians and Muslims comprise the world's two largest religious communities. Although they can coexist fairly peacefully, at times they still engage in violent confrontation, such as in the recent conflicts in Bosnia and the Sudan. This book investigates the history of the relationships between Christians and Muslims over the centuries, from their initial encounters in the medieval period, when the Muslims were the dominant group, through to the modern period, when the balance of power seems to have been reversed. This much-needed overview of the Christian-Muslim encounter places the emphasis on the context within which perceptions and attitudes were worked out and provides a depth of historical insight to the complexities of current Christian-Muslim interactions on different continents.".
• catalog extent "xi, 212 p. ;".
• catalog hasFormat "History of Christian-Muslim relations.".
• catalog identifier "1566633400 (pbk. : alk. paper)".
• catalog identifier "1566633419 (cloth : alk. paper)".
• catalog isFormatOf "History of Christian-Muslim relations.".
• catalog issued "2000".
• catalog issued "c2000.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Chicago, Ill. : New Amsterdam Books,".
• catalog relation "History of Christian-Muslim relations.".
• catalog subject "261.2/7/09 21".
• catalog subject "BP172 .G6 2000".
• catalog subject "Christianity and other religions Islam History.".
• catalog subject "Christianity and other religions Islam.".
• catalog subject "Islam Relations Christianity History.".
• catalog subject "Islam Relations Christianity.".
• catalog tableOfContents "The Christian background to the coming of Islam. Early Christian thinking about other religions ; The history of the Christian church in the Middle East -- The Islamic impact. Muhammad's contacts with Christians ; The Qur'ān's view of Christians ; Precedents for Muslim treatment of Christians -- The first age of Christian-Muslim interaction (--c. 830/215). Christian responses to the coming of Islam ; Muslim treatment of Christians I -- The medieval period I : confrontation or interaction in the East? Contacts and exchanges ; Developing mutual perceptions ; Muslim treatment of Christians II ; Conversion to Islam -- The medieval period II : confrontation or interaction in the West? Western Christian reactions to the coming of Islam ; The crusades ; Alternative perceptions of Islam ; The transmission of knowledge from the Islamic world to the West -- The changing balance of power : mission and imperialism? The growth of European power ; The establishment of Christian missions ; The heyday of European influence ; Muslim responses -- New thinking in the 19th/13th and 20th/14th centuries. The growth of Western academic study of Islam ; Changing Christian thinking about Islam ; Changing Muslim thinking about Christianity -- Dialogue or confrontation? The dialogue movement ; The political context ; Fellow-pilgrims?".
• catalog title "A history of Christian-Muslim relations / Hugh Goddard.".
• catalog type "text".