A Muslim response to Harnack

Mohamed Ali, an Indian Muslim political activist of the 1920s, hoped to articulate an empowering perspective for his generation of Indian Muslims. He found Harnack's critique of the history of Christian dogma a suggestive basis for a new image of the relation of Islam to the religious life of t...

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Published in:Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Main Author: McDonough, Sheila 1928- (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge [1992]
In: Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Online Access: Volltext (doi)
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Summary:Mohamed Ali, an Indian Muslim political activist of the 1920s, hoped to articulate an empowering perspective for his generation of Indian Muslims. He found Harnack's critique of the history of Christian dogma a suggestive basis for a new image of the relation of Islam to the religious life of the centuries before the Prophet Muhammad. He wanted to create a scheme for a ‘Federation of Faiths' which would enable Indian Muslims to co-operate in the new India with persons of other traditions. The article explains the context of Mohamed Ali's thought. Although his perspective lost momentum in India after the collapse of the non-cooperation and Khilaft movements, it may be that a reconsideration of his ideas would be useful in the context of inter-religious dialogue.
ISSN:0959-6410
Contains:Enthalten in: Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/09596419208720986