Sharing the faith of Abraham: The ‘Credo' of Louis Massignon

Louis Massignon (1883-1962) was one of the West's most renowned scholars of Islam in the twentieth century. He was also one of the most influential thinkers in the Roman Catholic community before the second Vatican council on the relationship between the church and Muslims. His religious views...

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Published in:Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Main Author: Griffith, Sidney Harrison 1938- (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge [1997]
In: Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
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Summary:Louis Massignon (1883-1962) was one of the West's most renowned scholars of Islam in the twentieth century. He was also one of the most influential thinkers in the Roman Catholic community before the second Vatican council on the relationship between the church and Muslims. His religious views on Islam, Muhammad, and the Qur'an were largely responsible for the church's positive approach to dialogue with the Islamic world, as expressed in the document of Vatican II. Massignon believed that Muslims and Christians both worship the God of Abraham; that Muhammad was a sincere spokesman of God; that the Qur'an is in some sense inspired; that Islam has a positive mission in the history of salvation; and that Arabic is a language of divine revelation.
ISSN:0959-6410
Contains:Enthalten in: Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/09596419708721120