Los caracteres de la polémica cristiana contra el Islam entre Basilea y Trento

Abstract

This article studies the characteristics of Christian controversy against Islam between 1450 and 1550. There are two principals attitudes. The first one is a position of total confrontation between both religions, because of Christianity describes Islam as a false doctrine since its own revelation. The second one is the attitude of conciliation. This one also recognizes Christianity as the only true doctrine, but it looks for the aproximación to muslims with a purpose of evangelization. The article studies the most important authors of each position and the starting of theoretical postulates specially in Spain during the first decades of XVI century.