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Linguistics 12 min read

The Challenge of Translating Theological Terminology into Arabic

An examination of the complex decisions translators face when rendering Greek and Latin theological terms into modern Arabic, with case studies from the Philip Schaff Encyclopedia project.

Tomas Samuel·March 2025
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History 18 min read

Aquinas in the Arab World: A Reception History

How the works of Tomas Aquinas have been understood, misunderstood, and selectively translated in the Arabic-speaking theological tradition from the medieval era to the present.

CCTR Research Team·February 2025
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