Theory after Dialogue: Christian-Muslim Engagement Today and Tomorrow

Pratt, George Douglas (2015). Theory after Dialogue: Christian-Muslim Engagement Today and Tomorrow. Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations, 26(1), pp. 89-101. Routledge 10.1080/09596410.2014.965882

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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.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	01 Faculty of Theology > Department of Old Catholic Theology [discontinued]
UniBE Contributor:	Pratt, George Douglas
Subjects:	200 Religion > 230 Christianity & Christian theology 200 Religion > 280 Christian denominations 200 Religion > 290 Other religions
ISSN:	1469-9311
Publisher:	Routledge
Language:	English
Submitter:	Angela Karoline Hermine Berlis
Date Deposited:	26 May 2016 11:19
Last Modified:	05 Dec 2022 14:54
Publisher DOI:	10.1080/09596410.2014.965882
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/80623