With about 1.7 billion members and growing, Islam is the second largest religion in the world. But how much do you know about the complex relationship between Islam and Christian theology?
In this audio series, you will by examining the ways Islam addresses Christian teaching. In doing so, you will seek to remember what Blessed John Paul II described as the "role of the Holy Spirit in the process by which knowledge matures into wisdom" (Fides et Ratio, 44).
Your guide for this insightful examination is Prof. Gabriel Said Reynolds (PhD, Yale University), an expert on Muslim-Christian relations and professor at the University of Notre Dame. Through 21 thorough and enlightening lectures, you will learn about the history, teachings, and theology of Islam.
In this course you will examine Islamic works, from the Qur'an to 21st-century Islamic apologies, which address Christian theology. First you will explore the development of Islamic thought on Christianity in the Qur'an and influential Islamic works of the classical period. You will then see how Christians responded to the challenge posed by the new religion. Finally, you will ask how Christians—concerned for the proclamation of their faith and harmonious dialogue between religions—might think of the church's relationship with Islam today.
"Reynolds' book is a lucidly written and unique contribution to the study of Islam. By highlighting scholarly perspectives on Muhammad and the Qur'an in an accessible and well-researched manner, Reynolds has provided students and general readers with a remarkable resource. The extension of his insights to the implications of the material for Muslim discussions about their faith in contemporary tim
Andrew Rippin, University of Victoria
"This is a serious and well-argued book, it presents a powerful thesis which if it is true will have important implications for how we study the Qur'an. It is consistent throughout and the author's use of sources is invariably judicious and intelligent."
Oliver Leanman, University of Kentucky
"Another timely scholarly contribution as a part of the Routledge Studies in the Qur'ān series... This book would be a great resource for scholars of Western religious traditions, graduate and or upper level undergraduate students."
