Theodore Khoury

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Adel Theodor Khoury (Arabic: عادل خوري) (born March 26, 1930 in Tebnine, Lebanon) is a Catholic theologian and historian of Christianity and Islam.

After theological studies Khoury entered priesthood in 1953. He also pursued philosophy and Oriental studies in Beirut before receiving a doctoral degree in Lyon. From 1970 until his retirement in 1993 Khoury was professor of general religious studies (Allgemeine Religionswissenschaft) in the Catholic-Theological Department of Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany, where he twice served as head of the department.[1]

Khoury is notable for his publications on Islam and his efforts toward interfaith understanding. In 1985 he was named advisor of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue.[1] In 1997 he was awarded the Austrian distinction "Grand Decoration of Honour" for his efforts to promote Christian-Muslim dialogue.[1] His 12-volume commentary of the Quran (1990-2001) also won recognition in the Muslim world.[1] His thematic concordance and German translation of the Quran was selected in Iran as "book of the year" in 2009.[1]

Khoury is also known for his comprehensive surveys of Byzantine anti-Islamic polemics.[2] His edition of dialogues of the Byzantine emperor Manuel II Palaiologos with an "educated Persian" gained wider attention when it was cited in a 2006 speech of Pope Benedict XVI which sparked worldwide controversy.[3][4]

A Festschrift in honor of Khoury's 60th birthday was published in 1990.[5]

In 2004, Khoury is said to have witnessed a miracle in Soufanieh, where Myrna Nazzour had stigmata. [1][dead link]

Works

  • Manuel Paléologue. Entretiens avec un Musulman, Introduction, texte critique, traduction et notes par Theodore Khoury, Editions du cerf, Paris 1966
  • Les théologiens Byzantins et l’islam: Texts et auteurs (VIIIe-XIIIe siècles). Louvain, Belgium, and Paris:Nauwelaerts, 1969.
  • Polémique Byzantine contre l’islam; VIIIe-XIIIe siècles. Leiden: Brill, 1972.
  • Einführung in die Grundlagen des Islams. Graz, Wien, Köln: Styria 1978 ISBN 3-222-11126-X
  • Apologétique Byzantine contre l’islam; VIIIe-XIIIe siècles. Altenberge, Germany: Verlag für christlich-islamisches Schriftum, 1982.
  • Der Islam: sein Glaube, seine Lebensordnung, sein Anspruch. Freiburg im Breisgau; Basel; Wien: Herder 1988 u.ö. ISBN 3-451-04167-7
  • (Ed.): Lexikon des Islam: Geschichte, Ideen, Gestalten. 3 Bde., 1. Aufl. 1991 ISBN 3-451-04036-0; überarbeitete Neuaufl. 1999 ISBN 3-451-04753-5; CD-ROM 2004 ISBN 3-89853-447-2
  • (Hg.): Das Ethos der Weltreligionen. Freiburg im Breisgau; Basel; Wien: Herder 1993 ISBN 3-451-04166-9
  • Christen unterm Halbmond: religiöse Minderheiten unter der Herrschaft des Islam. Freiburg im Breisgau; Basel; Wien: Herder 1994 ISBN 3-451-22851-3
  • (Ed.): Kleine Bibliothek der Religionen. 10 Bde., Freiburg im Breisgau; Basel; Wien: Herder 1995-2001
  • zus. m. Peter Heine und Janbernd Oebbecke: Handbuch Recht und Kultur des Islams in der deutschen Gesellschaft: Probleme im Alltag - Hintergründe - Antworten. Gütersloh: Gütersloher Verl.-Haus 2000 ISBN 3-579-02663-1
  • Der Islam und die westliche Welt: religiöse und politische Grundfragen. Darmstadt: WBG; Primus 2001 ISBN 3-89678-437-4
  • Mit Muslimen in Frieden leben: Friedenspotentiale des Islam. Würzburg: Echter 2002 ISBN 3-429-02455-2
  • (Ed.): Krieg und Gewalt in den Weltreligionen: Fakten und Hintergründe. Freiburg im Breisgau; Basel; Wien: Herder 2003 ISBN 3-451-28245-3
  • (Übersetzung und Kommentar): Der Koran: arabisch-deutsch. Gütersloh: Kaiser, Gütersloher Verl.-Haus 2004 ISBN 3-579-05408-2
  • Der Koran: erschlossen und kommentiert von Adel Theodor Khoury. Düsseldorf: Patmos 2005 ISBN 3-491-72485-6 (Rezension bei H-Soz-u-Kult)
  • (Ed.): Die Weltreligionen und die Ethik. Freiburg im Breisgau; Basel; Wien: Herder 2005 ISBN 3-451-05648-8
  • Sufanieh: eine Botschaft für die Christen in der Welt. Altenberge: Oros 2005 ISBN 3-89375-212-9

Literature

  • Ludwig Hagemann; Ernst Pulsfort (ED.): "Ihr alle aber seid Brüder": Festschrift für A. Th. Khoury zum 60. Geburtstag. Würzburg: Echter; Altenberge: Telos 1990 ISBN 3-429-01303-8

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Biography in honor of Khoury's 85th birthday on the site of Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ LECTURE OF THE HOLY FATHER. Aula Magna of the University of Regensburg, 12 September 2006
  4. ↑ BBC News:Pope sorry for offending Muslims, last accessed December 2015
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