دانلود کتاب Orthodoxy in Arabic Terms:: A Study of Theodore Abu Qurrah’s Theology in Its Islamic Context

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Contents
Preface
Introduction
I. On Theodore Abu Qurrah, the Melkite Bishop of Ḥarrān
II. Abu Qurrah in this Study: Going beyond Mere Apologetics
III. Outline of the Volume and Abū Qurrah’s Works
Part One: The Historical and Religious Settings
Chapter One. “If Indeed They Were Known At All”: Christians’ Attitudes towards Islam
I. The Dawn of the Arabs’ ‘Invasion’ in the Eyes of Christians
II. Between Social and Cultural Appraisal and Simply Seeking to Survive
III. From Social Indifference to Apologetic Reaction
IV. Conclusion
Chapter Two. Abu Qurrah and the Christian Apologetics of the Melkite Church
I. From Emperor to Caliph: The End of Christian Triumphalism
II. The Christian Response to Islam and the Beginning of Apologetics
III. The Melkite Church in the Land of Islam: The Birth of Arabic Theology
IV. Theodore Abū Qurrah as an Apologetic Mutakallim: Remarks on Style
V. Towards a ‘Positive’ Orthodox Apologetic: On Being a Mutakallim after Abu Qurrah
Part Two: The Dogmatic Framework of Abu Qurrah’s Orthodoxy
Chapter Three. From Nicene Trinitarian Trends to Chalcedonian Christological Terminology
I. Introduction
II. On Hypostasis in Greek Trinitarian Terminology
III. On Qnoma in Syriac Trinitarian Terminology
IV. Using Trinitarian Ontology in Re-reading Christological Terminology
V. Conclusion
Chapter Four. Theodore Abū Qurrah’s Trinitarian Theology, or Orthodoxy in Dialogue with Muslim Monotheism
I. Introduction
II. AbūQurrah’s Trinitarian Theology in al-Mujadalah
A. On Shirk and the Allegory of ‘Intellect’
B. When Oneness Prevails over Trinitarian Unity
III. Abū Qurrah’s Trinitarian Theology in His Maymar on the Trinity
A. The Theological Argument of the Maymar
B. Some Remarks on the Trinitarian Terminology
IV. AbūQurrah and the Melkites’ Trinitarian Legacy
A. John of Damascus and the Trinity
B. Maximus the Confessor and the Trinity
C. Abu Qurrah’s Trinitarian Theology: Confession or Innovation?
V. Conclusion
Chapter Five. Theodore Abū Qurrah’s Christological Discourse and the Muslims’ Jesus
I. When ‘Jesus the Son of God’ and ‘Īsā Ibn Maryam’ Collided
II. On Jesus as Kalimat Allāh’ and Rūḥ Minhu
A. On Using the Terms ‘God’s Word’ and ‘Spirit’ in Christian and Muslim Kalām
B. Abū Qurrah’s Use of ‘God’s Word’ and ‘Spirit’ in al-Mujādalah and Other Maymars
III. Jesus’ Divine Sonship and the Muslim God, Who ‘Lam Yalid Wa-Lam Yūlad’
A. God’s Taking a Child unto Himself in the Qur\'an and Kalām
B. Abū Qurrah’s Defense of Jesus’ Divine Sonship before the Muslims
IV. The Incarnation in Abū Qurrah’s Christology
A. The Incarnation between Tajassud/Taʾnnus and Ḥulūl
B. On the Incarnation as Hulūl in Abū Qurrah’s Apologies
V. Abū Qurrah and Melkite/Chalcedonian Christological Orthodoxy
A. Some Christological Views from John of Damascus
B. Some Christological Views from Maximus the Confessor
C.Abū Qurrah’s Christology and the Melkite Tradition: Concurrence or Divergence?
VI. Conclusion
Concluding Postscript. Theodore Abū Qurrah: A Melkite Orthodox Mutakallim in Dār al-Islām
Bibliography
Name Index
Subject Index