Hope gone awry—An odd bed fellowship of Islamic and Christian neo-apocalypticism
While the rise of neo-apocalypticism, as it is called in Christian parlance, is a well-known phenomenon to theologians and other scholars observing the current global religious landscape, the significance of neoapocalypticism in Islam is a less well-known fact. Yet–and this makes the topic so signif...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2022
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Dialog
Year: 2022, Volume: 61, Issue: 1, Pages: 32-38 |
IxTheo Classification: | AX Inter-religious relations BJ Islam CA Christianity |
Further subjects: | B
Comparative Theology
B Islam B Apocalypticism B Christianity B Eschatology |
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Summary: | While the rise of neo-apocalypticism, as it is called in Christian parlance, is a well-known phenomenon to theologians and other scholars observing the current global religious landscape, the significance of neoapocalypticism in Islam is a less well-known fact. Yet–and this makes the topic so significant theologically–between these two forms of intense eschatological expectations, astonishing cross-breeding is taking place. This is counterintuitive in light of the fact that in many ways Islamic and Christian neo-apocalyptic visions seem to be totally hostile towards each other. This article introduces both Islamic and Christian neo-apocalypticisms and reflects on the implications of their co-existence and mutual exchanges for the future of interfaith relations and global peace. |
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ISSN: | 1540-6385 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Dialog
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/dial.12707 |