Christian Thought in the Medieval Islamicate World

Focusing on the works of -Abd-sh-- of Nisibis, bishop and polymath of the Church of the East, this study examines the intellectual strategies employed to justify Christianity against Muslim and Jewish criticisms.

Salam Rassi earned his D.Phil. in Oriental Studies at the University of Oxford and has held teaching and research positions at Royal Holloway, the American University of Beirut, and the Hill Museum and Manuscript Library. His primary interest is medieval intellectual and social history with a focus on scholarly exchange between Christians and Muslims. He is currently a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Oxford.

Introduction: 'A Constant but not Frozen Tradition'
1: Authority, Compilation, and the Apologetic Tradition
2: The Life and Times of a 'Most Obscure Syrian'
3: The One is Many and the Many Are One: -Abd-sh--'s Trinitarian Thought
4: Debating Natures and Persons: -Abd-sh--'s Contribution to Christology
5: Christian Practices, Islamic Contexts: Discourses on the Cross and Clapper
Conclusion: A Tapestry Woven from Many Cloths