12th Century Abbot Peter of Cluny on Islam
In Is Speaking Truth a Hate Crime?, we learn of Peter of Cluny, who in
After his study, he came to see "Islam not as a distinct religion but as a heresy of the Christian faith—with a little paganism thrown in," writing:
In Is Speaking Truth a Hate Crime?, we learn of Peter of Cluny, who in
- "1142... traveled to Toledo, Spain—recently "liberated" from Muslim rule—to research vast Islamic libraries confiscated by Christian troops. Knowing no Arabic himself, the abbot commissioned two men fluent in the language to translate four documents into Latin, one of these being the Qu'ran itself. In the interest of accuracy and fairness, Peter even hired a Muslim to aid the men in their work."
After his study, he came to see "Islam not as a distinct religion but as a heresy of the Christian faith—with a little paganism thrown in," writing:
- "[Mohammed] denies the Trinity with Sabellius, rejects the divinity of Christ with Nestorius, and he disavows the death of the Lord with Mani, although he does not deny his return to the heavens... With pagans however, he rejects baptism, does not accept the Christian sacrifice of the Mass, and he derides penance and all the rest of the sacraments of the Church."
Redeemed by Our Savior, I work out my salvation with fear and trembling in Pohang, South Korea, where I live with my wife, daughter, and son and teach English at a science and technology university. Baptized a Methodist and raised a Missouri Synod Lutheran in Buffalo, NY, I spent six years as a guest of the Anglican Communion before being received by the Grace of God into the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church on the Feast of Saint Andrew, my patron, anno domini 2002.
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