Scriptural Reasoning among Jews and Muslims in London: Dynamics of an Inter-Religious Practice
Scriptural Reasoning (SR)-the philosophical inter-religious study of foundational religious texts-came into being as an academic practice in the 1990s. In this article, based on empirical research, we analyse how in London over the past decades this practice has gradually been applied by new groups-...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2019]
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Entangled Religions
Year: 2019, Volume: 8 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
London
/ Jews
/ Interfaith dialogue
/ Muslim
/ Religious literature
/ Interpretation of
/ Scriptural reasoning
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| Further subjects: | B
Muslims
B Dialogue B Jews B Tradition B Scriptural Reasoning B London B Interfaith |
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| Summary: | Scriptural Reasoning (SR)-the philosophical inter-religious study of foundational religious texts-came into being as an academic practice in the 1990s. In this article, based on empirical research, we analyse how in London over the past decades this practice has gradually been applied by new groups-including as a means for Jewish-Muslim engagement, the focus of our research. We discuss the ways in which the role of the foundational religious texts in SR practices has changed and how Jewish and Muslim initiators and participants at the local level now navigate between academic theological guidelines, daily interactions, and grassroots' objectives for inter-religious engagement. We argue that SR practices, after having been adapted to community and individual needs and responding to religious and social caveats from different sides, provide a meaningful approach to constructive and dynamic interaction and engagement between Jews and Muslims at a grassroots level. |
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| ISSN: | 2363-6696 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Entangled Religions
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.13154/er.8.2019.8342 |