Canadian Calvinists Help to Overcome Intolerance against Muslims: Dutch Reformed Theology behind a Pluralist Worldview
This paper presents a case study of the dialogue groups organized by the members of the Christian Reformed Church in North America (CRCNA) to hold dialogue with Muslims in Canada. Being profoundly influenced by Dutch neo-Calvinist theology, members of CRCNA promote an idea of confessional plurality,...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2021
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Journal of empirical theology
Year: 2021, Volume: 34, Issue: 1, Pages: 71-86 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Canada
/ Christian Reformed Church
/ Interfaith dialogue
/ Muslim
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| IxTheo Classification: | BJ Islam CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations KBQ North America KDD Protestant Church |
| Further subjects: | B
Muslims
B Kuyperian B principled pluralism B Interfaith Dialogue B Reformed Christians |
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| Summary: | This paper presents a case study of the dialogue groups organized by the members of the Christian Reformed Church in North America (CRCNA) to hold dialogue with Muslims in Canada. Being profoundly influenced by Dutch neo-Calvinist theology, members of CRCNA promote an idea of confessional plurality, which has resulted in building relationships with Muslim communities. This study is based on fifteen interviews with participants of several Reformed Christian-Muslim groups, a content analysis of mass and social media and a variety of theological documents. Our findings show that these interfaith meetings help develop cohesive neighbourhoods and communities which facilitate new Muslim immigrants’ settlement and adjustment in Canada. This paper also points out the opportunities for further fruitful interfaith cooperation, both in the social and political spheres. However, some of the research participants are challenged with distinguishing missionary work and dialogue, which might undermine the work of the community in building bridges between Reformed Christians and Muslims. |
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| ISSN: | 1570-9256 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of empirical theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15709256-12341417 |