TY - BOOK AU - Griffiths, Sidney H. TI - The church in the shadow of the mosque SN - 0691146284 U1 - 270.09 PY - 2008/// CY - Princeton PB - Princeton University Press KW - Arab countries KW - Interfaith relations KW - Christianity KW - Christianity and culture N1 - List of illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1: People of the Gospel, People of the Book: Christians and Christianity in the world of Islam -- 2: Apocalypse and the Arabs: the first Christian responses to the challenge of Islam -- 3: Christian theology in Arabic: a new development in church life -- 4: Shape of Christian theology in Arabic: the genres and strategies of Christian discourse in the world of Islam -- 5: Christian philosophy in Baghdad and beyond: a major partner in the development of classical Islamic intellectual culture -- 6: What has Baghdad to do with Constantinople or Rome?: Oriental Christian self-definition in the world of Islam -- 7: Between the Crescent and the Cross: Convivencia, the clash of theologies, and interreligious dialogue -- Bibliography -- Index ER -