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'Ammār al-Baṣrī's Kitāb al-Burhān :

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TLets571833

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'Ammār al-Baṣrī's Kitāb al-Burhān :

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Mikhail, Wageeh Y. F.

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a topical and theological analysis of Arabic Christian theology in the ninth century

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University of Birmingham

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2013

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2013

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This thesis is concerned with the role played by the Christian scholar 'Ammār al-Baṣrī in theologizing in the Islamic milieu of the 'Abbasids in the 9th century. His Kitāb al-Burhān, one of his only two surviving works, will therefore be thoroughly studied from two perspectives: the Islamic perspective as it is found in contemporary anti-Christian polemical texts; and the Christian perspective, through a comparison of 'Ammār's treatise with the works of Arab Christian theologians of his day. The present study aims at demonstrating the level of translatability of Christian theology into the Islamic intellectual milieu, as 'Ammār al-Baṣrī saw it. It is therefore natural that we should examine Kitāb al-Burhān as an example of "contextualized" theology in Dār al-Islām. 'Ammār's Burhān stands a witness to the numerous attempts made by Arab Christians to reconcile their heritage (the world of Islam) with their inheritance (Christian theology). Such a reconciliation is essential for the future existence of Arab Christians, particularly in the Arab World.

BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy ; etc ; BR Christianity ; BT Doctrinal Theology

Mikhail, Wageeh Y. F.

University of Birmingham

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