The character of Christian-Muslim encounter : essays in honour of David Thomas / edited by Douglas Pratt, Jon Hoover, John Davies, John Chesworth.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes "David R. Thomas Academic Publications: " pages 597-600.

David Thomas: the hearing of two vocations--A biographical sketch / John Davies -- Professor David Thomas--A representative reminiscence / Albert Suderaraj Walters -- Facing the last day through two narrative apocalyptic figures in the Coptic-Arabic 'Apocalypse of Pseudo-Athanasius' / Juan Pedro Monferrer-Sala -- The Holy Spirit in early Christian dialogue with Muslims / Mark Beaumont -- Yaḥyā ibn ʻAdī, disciples and masters: on questions of religious philosophy / Emilio Platti -- The theme of language in Christian-Muslim discussions in the ʻAbbāsid period: some Christian views / Herman Teule -- A neglected piece of evidence for early Muslim reactions to the Frankish crusader presence in the Levant: the 'Jihad chapter' from Tuḥfat al-mulūk / Alex Mallett -- Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī and Ibn ʻArabī on the ways to knowledge of God: unveiling or reflection and reasoning? / Muammer İskenderoğlu -- "Can you find anything praiseworthy in my religion?" Religious aversion and admiration in medieval Christian-Muslim relations / Charles L. Tieszen -- The first imposition of a badge on European Jews: the English Royal Mandate of 1218 / John Tolan -- An Arabic version of the treatise on the origin and history of the thirty pieces of silver which Judas received from the Jews / Rifaat Ebied -- Debating according to the rules: a conversation about the crucifixion in al-Ḥāwī by al-Makīn Jirjis ibn al-ʻAmīd / Mark N. Swanson -- Islamic anti-Christian polemics in 16th century Spain: the lead books of Granada and the Gospel of Barnabas. Beyond the limits of tahrīf / Luis F. Bernabé Pons -- Islam: an (almost) redundant element in the Polish-Lithuanian/Ottoman encounters between the 16th and 19th centuries? / Stanislaw Grodź SVD -- (In)tolerant Ottomans: polemic, perspective and the reading of primary sources / Claire Norton -- The Hadith in Christian-Muslim dialogue in 19th century India / Alan M. Guenther -- Muslim responses to missionary literature in Egypt in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries / Umar Ryad -- Three pioneering Malay works of Quranic exegesis: a comparative study / Peter Riddell -- Christian-Muslim engagement in contemporary India: minority irruptions of majoritarian faultlines / Peniel J. Rufus Rajkumar -- Scholarly reception of Alphonse Mingana's 'The transmission of the Ḳurʼān': a centenary perspective / Gordon Nickel -- The role of religious leaders in promoting reconciliation in Sudan / Sigvard von Sicard -- Patterns of Christian-Muslim encounters in Sub-Saharan Africa / John Azumah -- Italian Islam: Imam and mosque today / Davide Tacchini -- The current situation of Christian-Muslim relations: emerging challenges, signs of hope / Jørgen S. Nielsen -- The future of the Christian-Muslim past: reflecting with Charles Taylor on interreligious relations / Damian Howard SJ -- Ecumenical and interreligious dialog: towards a more interpersonal and spiritual engagement / Risto Jukko -- Orthodox Christians, Muslims, and the environment: the case for a new sacred science / Andrew M. Sharp -- Provocation and resonance: sacramental spirituality in the context of Islam / Michael Ipgrave -- getting to know one another's hearts: the progress, method, and potential of the Building Bridges Seminar / Lucinda Allen Mosher -- Anglican interreligious relations in Generous Love: indebted to and moving from Vatican II / Richard J. Sudworth -- The interfaith landscape and liturgical places / David Cheetham -- Textual authority and hermeneutical adventure: three 21st century dialogue initiatives / Douglas Pratt -- Transfiguring mission: from Arabic Dallas to interfaith discovery / Clare Amos.