al-Radd al-jamīl - A Fitting Refutation of the Divinity of Jesus

Mark Beaumont, Ph.D. (2003), Open University UK, is Research Associate at London School of Theology. He has published articles on Christian-Muslim relations, especially on theological concerns, and a monograph, Christology in Dialogue with Muslims (Regnum: 2005).Maha El Kaisy-Friemuth, Ph.D. (2002), Birmingham University UK, is Professor in Islamic Studies at Erlangen-Nürnberg University, Germany. Her most recent monograph is The Afterlife of the Platonic Soul: Reflection on Platonic Psychology in the Monotheistic Religions (Brill:2009).

• ForewordThe Context and Authorship of al-Radd al-jamīl- The Context of al-Radd al-jamīl- The Authorship of al-Radd al-jamīl - Arguments supporting the authorship of al-Ghazālī- al-Radd al-jamīl and the Sufi writing of al-Ghazālī- Arguments against the authorship of al-Ghazālī - When was al-Radd al-jamīl written?- Who wrote al-Radd al-jamīl?- Appendix Outline of al-Radd al-jamīlal-Radd al-jamīl in the Context of Muslim Refutations of Christianity- Jesus’ miracles do not confirm his divinity- The Gospels provide evidence for the fact that Jesus was a messenger sent from God. Passages in the fourth gospel that Christians propose as literal proof for the divinity of Jesus should be interpreted metaphorically- The Jacobite belief that the union of the soul and body is an analogy for the union of the divinity and humanity of Jesus is inappropriate- The Melkite separation of the divine and human natures in Jesus at the point of his death is irrational- The Nestorian conviction that the will of Jesus was united with the will of God is not supported by the Christian gospels- Christian scriptures show that titles given to Jesus that Christians believe point to his divine status should be taken as symbols of his spiritual eminence as a messenger of God- Christian appeal to the Qurʾān to support the divinity of Jesus is mistaken- ConclusionQuotations and References from the BibleQuotations and References from the Qur’ānIndex