Professor Adel Theodor Khoury (Arabic: عادل خوري) (born March 26, 1930 in Tebnine

Tebnine

Tebnine is a Mediterranean village spread across several hills located about east of Tyre , in the heart of what is known as "Jabal Amel" or the mountain of "Amel". "Jabal Amel" designates the plateau situated between the western mountain range of Lebanon and the Galilee...

, Lebanon

Lebanon

Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...

) is a Catholic theologian.

Until his retirement in 1993 Khoury was head of the theology department of Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster

Münster

Münster is an independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the cultural centre of the Westphalia region. It is also capital of the local government region Münsterland...

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

.

Khoury is notable for his efforts toward interfaith dialogue between Christianity

Christianity

Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...

 and Islam

Islam

Islam . The most common are and .   : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...

. He completed one of the most notable, non-sectarian translations of the Qur'an

Qur'an

The Quran , also transliterated Qur'an, Koran, Alcoran, Qur’ān, Coran, Kuran, and al-Qur’ān, is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God . It is regarded widely as the finest piece of literature in the Arabic language...

 into the German language.

In 2004, he witnessed a miracle in Soufanieh, where Myrna Nazzour had stigmata. http://www.soufanieh.com/MULTIMEDIA/2004.SEMAINE.SAINTE/20040408.fr.adel.theodore.khoury.wmv

Works

• Manuel Paléologue. Entretiens avec un Musulman, Introduction, texte critique, traduction et nites par Theodore Khoury, Editions du cerf, Paris 1966
• Einführung in die Grundlagen des Islams. Graz, Wien, Köln: Styria 1978 ISBN 3-222-11126-X
• 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

Prof. Khoury has also translated several dialogues between Byzantine Emperor Manuel II Palaiologos

Manuel II Palaiologos

Manuel II Palaiologos or Palaeologus was Byzantine Emperor from 1391 to 1425.-Life:...

 and an ""educated Persian" (presumably one who spoke Greek) in 1966. Pope Benedict XVI

Pope Benedict XVI

Benedict XVI is the 265th and current Pope, by virtue of his office of Bishop of Rome, the Sovereign of the Vatican City State and the leader of the Catholic Church as well as the other 22 sui iuris Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with the Holy See...

 lectured on one of these dialogues recently at his former university of Regensburg, stirring up a fierce international controversity. (See Pope Benedict XVI Islam controversy

Pope Benedict XVI Islam controversy

The Regensburg lecture was delivered on 12 September 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI at the University of Regensburg in Germany, where he had once served as a professor of theology. It was entitled "Glaube, Vernunft und Universität — Erinnerungen und Reflexionen"...

.)

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

Professor Adel Theodor Khoury (Arabic: عادل خوري) (born March 26, 1930 in Tebnine

Tebnine

Tebnine is a Mediterranean village spread across several hills located about east of Tyre , in the heart of what is known as "Jabal Amel" or the mountain of "Amel". "Jabal Amel" designates the plateau situated between the western mountain range of Lebanon and the Galilee...

, Lebanon

Lebanon

Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...

) is a Catholic theologian.

Until his retirement in 1993 Khoury was head of the theology department of Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster

Münster

Münster is an independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the cultural centre of the Westphalia region. It is also capital of the local government region Münsterland...

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

.

Khoury is notable for his efforts toward interfaith dialogue between Christianity

Christianity

Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...

 and Islam

Islam

Islam . The most common are and .   : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...

. He completed one of the most notable, non-sectarian translations of the Qur'an

Qur'an

The Quran , also transliterated Qur'an, Koran, Alcoran, Qur’ān, Coran, Kuran, and al-Qur’ān, is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God . It is regarded widely as the finest piece of literature in the Arabic language...

 into the German language.

In 2004, he witnessed a miracle in Soufanieh, where Myrna Nazzour had stigmata. http://www.soufanieh.com/MULTIMEDIA/2004.SEMAINE.SAINTE/20040408.fr.adel.theodore.khoury.wmv

Works

• Manuel Paléologue. Entretiens avec un Musulman, Introduction, texte critique, traduction et nites par Theodore Khoury, Editions du cerf, Paris 1966
• Einführung in die Grundlagen des Islams. Graz, Wien, Köln: Styria 1978 ISBN 3-222-11126-X
• 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

Prof. Khoury has also translated several dialogues between Byzantine Emperor Manuel II Palaiologos

Manuel II Palaiologos

Manuel II Palaiologos or Palaeologus was Byzantine Emperor from 1391 to 1425.-Life:...

 and an ""educated Persian" (presumably one who spoke Greek) in 1966. Pope Benedict XVI

Pope Benedict XVI

Benedict XVI is the 265th and current Pope, by virtue of his office of Bishop of Rome, the Sovereign of the Vatican City State and the leader of the Catholic Church as well as the other 22 sui iuris Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with the Holy See...

 lectured on one of these dialogues recently at his former university of Regensburg, stirring up a fierce international controversity. (See Pope Benedict XVI Islam controversy

Pope Benedict XVI Islam controversy

The Regensburg lecture was delivered on 12 September 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI at the University of Regensburg in Germany, where he had once served as a professor of theology. It was entitled "Glaube, Vernunft und Universität — Erinnerungen und Reflexionen"...

.)

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

Professor Adel Theodor Khoury (Arabic: عادل خوري) (born March 26, 1930 in Tebnine

Tebnine

Tebnine is a Mediterranean village spread across several hills located about east of Tyre , in the heart of what is known as "Jabal Amel" or the mountain of "Amel". "Jabal Amel" designates the plateau situated between the western mountain range of Lebanon and the Galilee...

, Lebanon

Lebanon

Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...

) is a Catholic theologian.

Until his retirement in 1993 Khoury was head of the theology department of Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster

Münster

Münster is an independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the cultural centre of the Westphalia region. It is also capital of the local government region Münsterland...

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

.

Khoury is notable for his efforts toward interfaith dialogue between Christianity

Christianity

Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...

 and Islam

Islam

Islam . The most common are and .   : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...

. He completed one of the most notable, non-sectarian translations of the Qur'an

Qur'an

The Quran , also transliterated Qur'an, Koran, Alcoran, Qur’ān, Coran, Kuran, and al-Qur’ān, is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God . It is regarded widely as the finest piece of literature in the Arabic language...

 into the German language.

In 2004, he witnessed a miracle in Soufanieh, where Myrna Nazzour had stigmata. http://www.soufanieh.com/MULTIMEDIA/2004.SEMAINE.SAINTE/20040408.fr.adel.theodore.khoury.wmv

Works

• Manuel Paléologue. Entretiens avec un Musulman, Introduction, texte critique, traduction et nites par Theodore Khoury, Editions du cerf, Paris 1966
• Einführung in die Grundlagen des Islams. Graz, Wien, Köln: Styria 1978 ISBN 3-222-11126-X
• 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

Prof. Khoury has also translated several dialogues between Byzantine Emperor Manuel II Palaiologos

Manuel II Palaiologos

Manuel II Palaiologos or Palaeologus was Byzantine Emperor from 1391 to 1425.-Life:...

 and an ""educated Persian" (presumably one who spoke Greek) in 1966. Pope Benedict XVI

Pope Benedict XVI

Benedict XVI is the 265th and current Pope, by virtue of his office of Bishop of Rome, the Sovereign of the Vatican City State and the leader of the Catholic Church as well as the other 22 sui iuris Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with the Holy See...

 lectured on one of these dialogues recently at his former university of Regensburg, stirring up a fierce international controversity. (See Pope Benedict XVI Islam controversy

Pope Benedict XVI Islam controversy

The Regensburg lecture was delivered on 12 September 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI at the University of Regensburg in Germany, where he had once served as a professor of theology. It was entitled "Glaube, Vernunft und Universität — Erinnerungen und Reflexionen"...

.)

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