Beyond the polemics of Christian–Muslim Relations: Exploring a Dialogical Approach

Against the historical backdrop of early Christian–Muslim apologetics in the Middle East, an apologetics that was overwhelmingly polemical in its scope, I consider the contribution of the mystics, in providing a dialogical model that would overcome the state of impasse that inter-religious debate ha...

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Main Author: Griggs, Jennifer (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2013
In: Transformation
Year: 2013, Volume: 30, Issue: 2, Pages: 128-140
Further subjects:B Dialogue
B Polemics
B Christian-Muslim
B Apologetics
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Summary:Against the historical backdrop of early Christian–Muslim apologetics in the Middle East, an apologetics that was overwhelmingly polemical in its scope, I consider the contribution of the mystics, in providing a dialogical model that would overcome the state of impasse that inter-religious debate had reached. Dialogue moves beyond the established polemical binaries of two rival belief systems, towards the clarification of defensible difference, in which the other is allowed to speak in all its polyvocality and even to impinge on the truth claims of one’s own tradition.
ISSN:1759-8931
Contains:Enthalten in: Transformation
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0265378813479220