Images of Jesus Christ in Islam by Leirvik, Oddbjørn

Images of Jesus Christ in Islam (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781441177391)

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Format: Hardcover
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Images of Jesus Christ in Islam by Leirvik, Oddbjørn

Images of Jesus Christ in Islam

$220.00
Images of Jesus Christ in Islam by Leirvik, Oddbjørn

Images of Jesus Christ in Islam

$220.00
Format: Hardcover
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Images of Jesus Christ in Islam 2nd Edition provides a general introduction to the question of Jesus Christ in Islam and a dialogical discussion of this issues' importance for Christian-Muslim relations. Its originality lies in its comprehensive presentation of relevant sources and research and its discussion of Islamic images of Christ in the wider context of Muslim-Christian relations.
Oddbj rn Leirvik provides a comprehensive introduction to a breadth of Muslim traditions through an examination of interpretations of Jesus throughout history, whilst also examining historic tensions between Islam and Christianity. This book's distinctive contribution lies in its dialogical perspective in the perennial area of interest of Islam and Christian-Muslim relations.

Author: Oddbjørn Leirvik
ISBN-10: 1441177396
ISBN-13: 9781441177391
Publisher: Continuum
Language: English
Published: 05/27/2010
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.02h x 6.47w x 0.88d
By Oddbjørn Leirvik
By Oddbjørn Leirvik
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Oddbjorn Leirvik is Professor of Interreligious Studies at the University of Oslo, Norway. He is co-initiator of the European Society of Intercultural Theology and Interreligious Studies, and has written extensively in English and Norwegian on Christian-Muslim Relations and Interreligious Dialogue.

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