Martin Luther and Islam

Adam S. Francisco, D.Phil. (2006) in Historical Theology, University of Oxford, is Guest Professor of Theology at Concordia Theological Seminary (Fort Wayne, Indiana).

• ACKNOWLEDGMENTSABBREVIATIONSINTRODUCTION PART ONE - ISLAM, SARACENS, TURKS, AND THE WEST (1095-1546)CHAPTER 1 - A SURVEY OF APPROACHES TO AND PERCEPTIONS OF ISLAM IN THE MEDIEVAL LATIN WESTChristian Apologetics vis-à-vis IslamIslam and the ApocalypseDescriptive Accounts of the Muslim WorldCHAPTER 2 - THE TURKS AND ISLAM IN THE CONTEXT OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY Ottoman Imperialism Responses to Ottoman Imperialism and Islam Sixteenth Century Perceptions of the Turks and Islam CHAPTER 3 - DIMENSIONS OF LUTHER’S THOUGHT ON THE OTTOMAN TURKSResponding to Ottoman ImperialismThe Apocalyptic Nature of the Turkish Threat Treason, Apostasy, and Apologetics CHAPTER 4 - LUTHER’S KNOWLEDGE OF THE MUSLIM WORLD AND ATTITUDE TOWARDS ISLAM Luther’s Source Material on Islam Luther on the Study of Islam and the Qur’ân Luther’s Knowledge of and Attitude towards Islam PART TWO - MARTIN LUTHER’S ENGAGEMENT WITH ISLAMCHAPTER 5 - ‘LIES, MURDER, AND DISREGARD FOR MARRIAGE’: LUTHER’S INITIAL CRITIQUE OF ISLAM The Theological Worldview behind Luther’s Critique: Die DreiständelehreIslam and the Three Estates Islam: The Final Analysis CHAPTER 6 - ANFECHTUNG AND THE ALLURE OF ISLAM: AN EXISTENTIAL APOLOGETIC FOR CHRISTIANS IN THE MAHOMETISCH REICH Anfechtung and the Christian Predicament Anfechtung and the Allure of Islam Pastoral Advice for Christians in the Mahometisch Reich CHAPTER 7 - EXPOSING MUHAMMAD AND THE QUR’ÂN IN GERMAN: LUTHER’S POLEMICAL-APOLOGETIC AGAINST ISLAM The Occasion and Purpose of Luther’s Verlegung des Alcoran Luther’s Attack on the Qur’ân Luther’s Demonstration of Christian Truth from the Qur’ânCHAPTER 8 - THE FAITH OF ADAM AND INVENTION OF MUHAMMAD: LUTHER’S APOLOGY FOR THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH Christian Apologetics vis-à-vis Islam A Sermon for the Ecclesia Facing the Claims of Islam Muhammad’s Innovation and the Defence of the Christian Religion CONCLUSION BIBLIOGRAPHY

..most welcome study..[...]...significant contribution.., The author's analysis of Luther's various later writings is very thorough and well grounded. He leads the reader carefully through texts, exposing the structure in order to elucidate the content of each. [...] ... it is certainly worth requesting from any library that has a copy.Paul Robinson, Concordia Journal, 2009