Theology after Dialogue: Christian-Muslim Engagement Today and Tomorrow

The phenomenon of Christian-Muslim dialogue has had a very chequered history. At varying times, three broad modes of engagement can be said to have operated: antipathy, affinity and inquiry, and these three modes can be found still in today's world. In some places, hostility and antipathy aboun...

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Published in:Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Main Author: Pratt, Douglas 1949- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis [2015]
In: Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Year: 2015, Volume: 26, Issue: 1, Pages: 89-101
RelBib Classification:BJ Islam
CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations
TK Recent history
Further subjects:B Theology
B Dialogue
B building bridges
B Christian-Muslim theological forum
B Extremism
B Christian-Muslim relations
B reactive co-radicalization
B common word
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Summary:The phenomenon of Christian-Muslim dialogue has had a very chequered history. At varying times, three broad modes of engagement can be said to have operated: antipathy, affinity and inquiry, and these three modes can be found still in today's world. In some places, hostility and antipathy abound. In others, voices and actions express cordial friendship, détente and affinity. In this latter climate, the prospect of engagement in mutual inquiry and cooperative ventures is not only theoretically possible, but actively pursued, and in the first decade of the twenty-first century, a number of notable initiatives in the arena of mutual inquiry have taken place. This article addresses aspects of the context and development of Christian-Muslim dialogue as a modern phenomenon, and then turns to a review of three twenty-first century developments - the Building Bridges seminar series; the Stuttgart-based Christian-Muslim Theological Forum and the “Common Word” letter. It also reflects on the models and theology of dialogue, including not only theology for dialogue, but also theology in and - importantly - after dialogue.
ISSN:1469-9311
Contains:Enthalten in: Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/09596410.2014.965882