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- The pursuit of mutual understanding has not infrequently led Muslims and Christians to define their religious traditions in stark doctrinal opposition one to the other. In this regard, the “religion of law” (Islam)/“religion of grace” (Christianity) dichotomy has a particularly venerable history.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09596410.2013.772343Islam and Christianity: On “Religions of Law”: Islam and ...
Understanding the history of Muslim-Christian relations, as well as current political realities such as the dismantling of the political order created by European colonialism, helps give context to current “hot spots” of Muslim-Christian conflict in the world.
- Jane Smith
- 2015
CHRISTIANITY AND ISLAM. The history of Christian-Muslim or alternatively Muslim-Christian relations began at the inception of Islam in the first half of the sixth century of the Common Era. As Islam began to spread beyond the Arabian Peninsula soon after the death of the prophet Muhammad in 632 c.e., the encounter between Muslims and Christians ...
- Preface
- Introduction
- I. Christian-Muslim Encounter
- II. on Understanding Islam and Muslims
- III. Some Issues in Christian-Muslim Relations
- IV. Living and Working Together
In 1971, the WCC formed its sub-unit on Dialogue with People of Living Faiths and Ideologies. From its inception the sub-unit on Dialogue has worked in close collaboration with its counterpart in the Roman Catholic Church, the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue. Today a number of regional and national ecumenical bodies and churches have...
Christian-Muslim relations have been an issue since the historical rise of Islam, more than fourteen centuries ago. From the beginning there have been two dimensions to the question. The first is related to the practical living together of individuals and communities of the two faiths, and the second to theological challenges. These include questio...
Christianity and Islam have been in contact for over fourteen centuries. As a religion which began after the time of Christ, and therefore after the New Testament had been completed, Islam has always presented a theological challenge to Christians especially in relation to Muhammad's status as Prophet and the Qur'an's status as Revelation. The hist...
Christian views of Islam have been shaped, transmitted and perpetuated since the seventh century, sometimes through direct encounter but also, especially for those who do not interact routinely with Muslims, through polemical and apologetic literature. Islam, is viewed by some Christians as inherently intolerant, violent and menacing. This view ten...
In what follows we choose, out of a complex of concerns, some issues which are of particular importance and which should be discussed frankly by Christians and Muslims as they live together as neighbours. One of the distinguishing characteristics of modem society is its pluralistic nature. No society in the world today, whether traditional or techn...
Christians and Muslims comprise nearly half of the world's population. The nature of the relationship between these two communities is of considerable significance for the welfare of the whole human family. Significantly peace is at the heart of both Christianity and Islam. Christians call Jesus the "Prince of Peace". Their prayers for God's peace ...
Jun 14, 2017 · Using a range of methods to consider interreligious relations between Christians, Jews, and Muslims in diverse contexts, they each explore the metaphor of ‘seeing each other’ in different ways.
- Daniel Moulin-Stożek
- 2017
Apr 30, 2013 · While Palestinian Muslims are split on the issue of how much the two religions share (42% say they have a lot in common, 39% say they are very different), a majority of Muslims in Jordan (60%), Lebanon (57%) and Egypt (56%) consider Islam and Christianity to be very different.
- Benjamin Wormald
Nov 10, 2021 · Muslims repeatedly refer to the “Common Word” mentioned in Surah 3:64 as the basis of Muslim–Christian interactions. The author shows that Muslims and Christians dispute over what “to be lord” means precisely, since Christians recognize and testify to God’s presence in Jesus Christ, their Lord.
From a Christian perspective, relations with Muslims are understood within the context of a Catholic understanding of the church and the ministry of service to all in the building the reign of God, establishing justice for all, ministering to all, and fulfilling every true desire for union with God.
