A Shared Desire for a Universal Vision

Islam and Christianity are what Miroslav Volf calls "contending particular universalisms". To escape that inherent contentiousness we tend either to discount each other's universal claims, or to gloss over our particularities and claim that all religions are 'really' the sam...

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Main Author: Madigan, Daniel A. 1954- (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: SCM Press [2020]
In: Concilium
Year: 2020, Issue: 4, Pages: 117-126
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Islam / Christianity / Theology / Universalism / Particularity / Interfaith dialogue
IxTheo Classification:AX Inter-religious relations
BJ Islam
CA Christianity
CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations
FA Theology
Further subjects:B UNIVERSALISM (Theology)
B Quarreling
B Humanity
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Summary:Islam and Christianity are what Miroslav Volf calls "contending particular universalisms". To escape that inherent contentiousness we tend either to discount each other's universal claims, or to gloss over our particularities and claim that all religions are 'really' the same. Neither strategy succeeds and we despair of ever emerging from our confrontations. Signs of hope emerge when we acknowledge both the particularities of our traditions and the profound shared desire for a universal vision. Contending against one other can be transformed into contending together with the great questions of God and humanity.
ISSN:0010-5236
Contains:Enthalten in: Concilium