Christian Engagement with Islam

Ecumenical Journeys Since 1910
Erscheinungsjahr 2017
ISBN: 978-90-04-33801-2
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, 282 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 476 g

Why did the Christian Church, in the twentieth century, engage in dialogue with Islam? What has been the ecumenical experience? What is happening now? Such questions underlie Douglas Pratt’s Christian Engagement with Islam: Ecumenical Journeys since 1910. Pratt charts recent Christian (WCC and Vatican) engagement with Islam up to the early 21st century and examines the ecumenical initiatives of Africa’s PROCMURA, ‘Building Bridges’, and the German ‘Christian-Muslim Theological Forum’, together with responses to the 2007 ‘Common Word’ letter.

Between them, Islam and Christianity represent over half the earth’s population. Their history of interaction, positive and negative, impacts widely still today. Contentious issues remain real enough, yet the story and ongoing reality of contemporary Christian-Muslim engagement is both exciting and encouraging.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pratt, Douglas

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christentum/Christliche Theologie Allgemein Ökumenik, Konfessionskunde
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam & Islamische Studien
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Dialog & Beziehungen zwischen Religionen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations

1. Introduction
2. Christian Encounters with Islam: An Historical Precursor

Part One
Engagement Underway: 20thC Ecumenical Journeys
3. World Council of Churches: c.1910-c.1970
4. From Dialogue to Relationship: WCC c.1970-c.2000
5. Vatican II: Catholic Groundwork for Dialogue
6. Catholic–Muslim Relations: Post-Vatican II

Part Two
Engagement Focussed: Developments and Initiatives
7. Ecumenical Developments: The Twenty-first Century
8. PROCMURA: An African Journey
9. Building Bridges: an Anglican Ecumenical Initiative
10. Christian-Muslim Theological Forum: a German Journey
11. The ‘Common Word’ letter: Christian Response to Muslim Initiative
12. Conclusion: Observations and Evaluations

Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Douglas Pratt, PhD (1984) St Andrews University, Scotland; DTheol (2009) Melbourne College of Divinity; is Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Waikato and Adjunct Professor, Theology and Interreligious Studies, at the University of Bern. His publications include the subject areas of Christian-Muslim relations and contemporary issues in religion.