CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS ix
4. PREFACE xi
5. Introduction 1
6. I. “People of the Gospel,” “People of the Book”: Christians and Christianity in the World of Islam 6
7. II. Apocalypse and the Arabs: The First Christian Responses to the Challenge of Islam 23
8. III. Christian Theology in Arabic: A New Development in Church Life 45
9. IV. The Shape of Christian Theology in Arabic: The Genres and Strategies of Christian Discourse in the World of Islam 75
10. V. Christian Philosophy in Baghdad and Beyond: A Major Partner in the Development of Classical Islamic Intellectual Culture 106
11. VI. What Has Baghdad to Do with Constantinople or Rome?: Oriental Christian Self-Definition in the World of Islam 129
12. VII. Between the Crescent and the Cross: Convivencia, the Clash of Theologies, and Interreligious Dialogue 156
13. BIBLIOGRAPHY 181
14. INDEX 213