Some reflections on Christian and Islamic political thought
There is a widespread view that one of the essential differences between Islam and Christianity is their attitudes towards politics and the state: Christianity, it is argued, is not essentially concerned with these things but rather with spiritual matters, while for Islam politics and the state are...
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| Type de support: | Numérique/imprimé Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Routledge
1990
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Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Année: 1990, Volume: 1, Numéro: 1, Pages: 25-43 |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Theology
B concept of state B Histoire de l’Église B État B Religion B Transfer Theologie-Politik B church-state relations B Christianity B Théologie B Théorie de l'État B Islam B State B Verhältnis Staat-Kirche B Church History B political dimensions and consequences of theology B Christianisme |
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| Résumé: | There is a widespread view that one of the essential differences between Islam and Christianity is their attitudes towards politics and the state: Christianity, it is argued, is not essentially concerned with these things but rather with spiritual matters, while for Islam politics and the state are an integral element of it. This paper argues that such a view neither accords with the historical evidence for the development of the two traditions nor takes account of the diversity that exists within them on this question: and it concludes that a more judicious description is that Christianity is concerned with politics, if not the state, while Islam is concerned with both and considers the state to be itself a religious institution. |
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| ISSN: | 0959-6410 |
| Contient: | In: Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/09596419008720923 |