Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-255) and index.
Contents
PART 1. ISLAM AND THE WEST, 1095-1546 -- Chapter 1. Responses to Islam in the West During the Middle Ages -- Chapter 2. The Turks and Islam in the Sixteenth Century -- Chapter 3. Dimensions of Luther's Thought On the Turks -- Chapter 4. Luther's Knowledge of and Attitude Towards Islam -- PART 2. MARTIN LUTHER'S ENGAGEMENT WITH Islam, 1529-1546 -- Chapter 5. Luther's Initial Critique of Islam -- Chapter 6. An Existential Apologetic for Christians in the la Mahometisch Reich -- Chapter 7. Luther's Polemical Apologetic Against Islam -- Chapter 8. Luther's Apology for Christianity.
Summary
Drawing upon an array of Martin Luther's writings while also focusing upon a few key texts, this book illuminates the reformer's thought on Islam, and thereby provides fresh insights into his place in the history of Christian-Muslim relations.