{"product_id":"a-history-of-christian-muslim-relations-9781566633406","title":"A History of Christian-Muslim Relations","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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—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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAppropriately designed to give an introductory overview of the encounter of Christianity and Islam...He approaches the subject as a historian of religion with sensitivity to the civilizational character of the Christian-Muslim encounter—i.e. an encounter in which 'religious' aspects must be set in a wider discussion of social, economic, political, and religious factors. -- David Kerr, University of Edinburgh\u003cbr\u003eThis overview…for general readers succeeds admirably. … Goddard’s book is an excellent introduction to Christian-Muslim relations. -- Thomas Burman * Journal of Religion *\u003cbr\u003eExcellent summaries of contemporary interreligious dialogue and of thinkers from both religions who have demonstrated an interest in the other. -- Gregory J. Miller * Religious Studies Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart 1 Preface  vii Part 2 Note on Transliteration and Dates  viii Part 3 Chronology  ix Part 4 Map 1: The Christian and Muslim Worlds c. 830\/215  51 Part 5 Map 2: The Christian and Muslim Worlds Today 178–9 Part 6 Introduction  1 Part 7 The Christian Background to the Coming of Islam 5 Chapter 8 Early Christian Thinking about Other Religions 5 Chapter 9 The History of the Christian Church in the Middle East 11 Part 10 The Islamic Impact 19 Chapter 11 Muhammad's Contacts with Christians 19 Chapter 12 The Qur'an's View of Christians  24 Chapter 13 Precedents for Muslim Treatment of Christians  29 Part 14 The First Age of Christian–Muslim Interactions (-c. 830\/215)  34 Chapter 15 Christain Reponses to the Coming of Islam  34 Chapter 16 Muslim Treatment of Christians I  41 Part 17 The Medieval Period I: Confrontation or Interaction in the East?  50 Chapter 18 Contacts and Exchanges  50 Chapter 19 Developing Mutual Perceptions  56 Chapter 20 Muslim Treatment of Christians II  66 Chapter 21 Conversion to Islam  68 Part 22 The Medieval Period II: Confrontation or Interaction in the West?  79 Chapter 23 Western Christian Reactions to the Coming of Islam  79 Chapter 24 The Crusades  84 Chapter 25 Alternative Perceptions of Islam  92 Chapter 26 The Transmission of Knowledge from the Islamic World to the West  96 Part 27 The Changing Balance of Power: Mission and Imperialism?  109 Chapter 28 The Growth of European Power  109 Chapter 29 The Establishment of Christian Missions  113 Chapter 30 The Heyday of European Influence  123 Chapter 31 Muslim Responses  127 Part 32 New Thinking in the 19th\/13th and 20th\/14th Centuries 142 Chapter 33 The Growth of Western Academic Study of Islam  142 Chapter 34 Changing Christian Thinking about Islam  149 Chapter 35 Changing Muslim Thinking about Christianity  158 Part 36 Dialogue or Confrontation?  177 Chapter 37 The Dialogue Movement  177 Chapter 38 The Political Context  186 Chapter 39 Fellow-Pilgrims?  188 Part 40 Bibliography  199 Part 41 Index  201","brand":"New Amsterdam Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50515919831383,"sku":"9781566633406","price":11.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781566633406.jpg?v=1745428235","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-history-of-christian-muslim-relations-9781566633406","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}