Syriac churches encountering Islam
Subtitle: past experiences and future perspectives
By: [edited by] Dietmar Winkler
Contributors: Winkler, Dietmar W.
Series: Pro oriente studies in the Syriac tradition -- 1
Publisher: Gorgias Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Piscataway, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 253
ISBN-13: 9781611430011
Subjects: Syrian churches; History; Christianity and other religions; Islam; Relations; Christianity
Notes: "The results of the First Pro Oriente Colloquium Syriacum, which took place in Salzburg from 14 to 16 November, 2007, are now available in this book"--Preamble.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Syriac churches encountering Islam : editor's note / Dietmar W. Winkler; title: Muslim-Christian dialogue in Syriac sources / Mar Louis Sako; title: The Syriac-speaking churches and the Muslims in the Medinan era of Muhammad and the four caliphs / Sidney H. Griffith; title: The Syrian churches during the Umayyad era / Mar Gregorios Yohann Ibrahim; title: Christian responses to Islam in the Umayyad period / Dietmar W. Winkler; title: The contribution of Mesopotamian Christianity during the Abbasid period / Mar Bawai Soro; title: The interaction of Syriac Christianity and the Muslim world in the period of the Syriac renaissance / Herman Teule; title: The personal status of Christians in the Ottoman Empire / Mar Julius Mikhael Al-Jamil; title: Syrian churches encountering Islam in the Ottoman period : some aspects / Martin Tamcke; title: Christian-Muslim relationships on the Malabar Coast / Baby Varghese; title: Christian minorities in the countries of the Middle East : a glimpse to the present situation and future perspectives / Joseph Yacoub; title: Relations between Christians and Muslims in Iraq : a brief / Mar Louis Sako; title: Culture and coexistence in Syria / Mar Gregorios Yohanna Ibrahim; title: Christians build a state : Lebanon / Karam Risk; title: First Pro Oriente Colloquium Syriacum : final report; title: First Pro Oriente Colloquium Syriacum : press communiqué; title: First Pro Oriente Colloquium Syriacum : invited participants; title: Third Meeting of the Pro Oriente Forum Syriacum in Aleppo : press release 2008.