Kalamopod | Episode 12 "Interview with David Thomas: Interreligious Polemics"
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03/21/2022
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David Thomas, an emeritus professor of Christianity and Islam at the University of Birmingham, is speaking to us about encounters between Islamic theologians and theologians of other faiths. He is giving us an insight into the attacks levelled by al-Baqillani, a 10th-century Islamic theologian, against Christian doctrines such as the Incarnation. David wrote a book entitled "Christian Doctrines in Islamic Theology" (Brill 2008). Many thanks, David, for the interesting interview! Music by: Mystery Bazaar Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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