TRS 591CMR History of Christian-Muslim Relations
In this course we will discuss some of the most important theological topics in the encounters between adherents of Islam and Christianity, both in the Medieval and in the contemporary period. The topics will include dialogues and polemics about the nature and the properties of God; creation; the status and role of human beings; revelation and the Word of God; role and function of prophets; and the limits of human language about God. We will try to do justice to the Scriptural, the theological and the mystical traditions of the two religions.