Christian Responses to the Political Challenge of Islam

The article provides an overview of the political dimension of Islam, drawing attention to the traditional understanding of Islam's fusion of the political and the religious. An assessment of both the historical roots of Islam and more contemporary Islam political theologies makes manifest the...

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Auteur principal: Sudworth, Richard (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Taylor & Francis [2013]
Dans: Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Année: 2013, Volume: 24, Numéro: 2, Pages: 191-211
RelBib Classification:AD Sociologie des religions
BJ Islam
CC Christianisme et religions non-chrétiennes; relations interreligieuses
Sujets non-standardisés:B Law
B Islam
B Politics
B Christianity
B Shariʿa
Accès en ligne: Volltext (Verlag)
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Résumé:The article provides an overview of the political dimension of Islam, drawing attention to the traditional understanding of Islam's fusion of the political and the religious. An assessment of both the historical roots of Islam and more contemporary Islam political theologies makes manifest the problematic and variegated nature of this assumption. The contemporary responses to Islam in the public square of three Christian theologians are then analysed in the light of the evident diversity of political Islam: Kenneth Cragg, Pope Benedict XVI, and Rowan Williams, drawing them into conversation with Oliver O'Donovan and John Milbank. They each offer complementary insights into theologies of the Church, the common good, Christian culture, sin, notions of power and the doctrine of God. This analysis highlights the need for a Christian political theology that can engage with Islam in all its diversity and yet challenge elements of Islamic voluntarism that are inhibitive of religious plurality.
ISSN:1469-9311
Contient:Enthalten in: Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/09596410.2013.772330