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Orthodox Christians and Islam in the Postmodern Age

Author: Andrew Sharp

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2012-06-27

Total Pages: 266

ISBN-13: 9004229590

The patristic, ecclesiological, and liturgical revival in the Orthodox Church has had a profound impact on world Orthodoxy and the ecumenical movement. Orthodox leaders have also contributed to the movement’s efforts in inter-religious dialogue, especially with Muslims. Yet this book is the first comprehensive attempt to assess an Orthodox ‘position’ on Islam. It explains why, despite being neighbors for centuries, relations between Orthodox Christians and Muslims have become increasingly complex as internal and external forces challenge their ability to understand each other and live in peace. It demonstrates how a growing number of Orthodox scholars and leaders have reframed the discussion on Islam, while endorsing and participating in dialogue with Muslims. It shows how a positive relationship with Muslims (and Islam in a general sense) is an essential aspect of Orthodox Christians’ historical past, present identity, and future aspirations.

Orthodox Christians and Islam in the Postmodern Age

Author: Andrew Sharp

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2012-06-27

Total Pages: 267

ISBN-13: 9004228039

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This book is the first comprehensive attempt to assess an Orthodox Christian ‘position’ on Islam. It demonstrates how a growing number of ordained and lay leaders have reframed the discussion within the Orthodox Church, while participating in dialogue with Muslims.

Routledge Handbook on Christian-Muslim Relations

Author: David Thomas

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-08-16

Total Pages: 565

ISBN-13: 1317594088

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The matter of Christian–Muslim relations cannot be ignored these days. While the term itself may not appear all that often, relations between the two faiths and their reciprocal perceptions are undeniable influences behind many current conflicts, declarations of mutual recognition and peace negotiations, not to mention the brooding hatred of religious extremists. Since 9/11, relations between the two faiths have, in one form or another, hardly been away from the news. This Handbook contains fundamental information about the major aspects of relations between Christians and Muslims. Its various sections follow the history from the early seventh century to the present, the major religious issues that have led to disputes between the two faiths, and the political implications of religious differences at various stages through history, as well as in the present. It includes analysis of scriptural and theological themes and explores the characteristics of relations at important points in history and also in various parts of the world today. Chapters are devoted to the most significant intellectual interpretations and encounters, the main armed clashes, including the Crusades, and the important documents issued by each faith that in recent years have led the way towards new developments in recognition and acceptance. With chapters written by some of the foremost experts in the field, the book traces the largely dark history of relations and explains the underlying reasons why Muslims and Christians have found tolerance and respect for the other difficult. It is an excellent resource for understanding the past and for highlighting lessons for future relations between the world’s two largest religions.

A History of Orthodox, Islamic, and Western Christian Political Values

Author: Dennis J. Dunn

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-09-13

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 3319325671

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The book reveals the nexus between religion and politics today and shows that we live in an interdependent world where one global civilization is emerging and where the world’s peoples are continuing to coalesce around a series of values that contain potent Western overtones. Both Putin’s Orthodox Russia and regions under the control of such Islamist groups like ISIS and Al Qaeda resent and attempt, in a largely languishing effort, to frustrate this series of values. The book explains the current tension between the West and Russia and parts of the Muslim world and sheds light on the causes of such crises as the Syrian Civil War, Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, and acts of terrorism such as 9/11 and the ISIS-inspired massacres in Paris. It shows that religion continues to affect global order and that knowledge of its effect on political identity and global governance should guide both government policy and scholarly analysis of contemporary history.

Orthodoxy and Islam

Author: Archimandrite Nikodemos Anagnostopoulos

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2017-04-28

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13: 1315297922

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Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople -- Introduction -- The Byzantine period (324-1453) -- The period of the Ottoman Empire (1453-1923) -- The period of the Turkish Republic (1923) until the present day -- Conclusion -- 3 The development of the Autocephalous Greek Orthodox Church -- Introduction -- The Church of Greece during the apostolic era (49/50-732/733) -- The modern historical period (1833) of the Autocephalous Greek Orthodox Church until the present day -- Conclusion -- 4 Modern historical context of the States of Greece and Turkey as it relates to the minority question -- Introduction -- The Muslim minority of Western Thrace and other minority communities in present-day Greece -- The legal status of Islam in Greece -- The Greek Orthodox minority of Turkey -- Conclusion -- 5 Methodology -- Introduction -- Design -- Rationale of the chosen geographical areas -- Researcher's narration -- Informants -- Procedures -- Apparatus -- Ethics -- Results and analysis -- Correlations -- Discussion -- Limitations of the study -- Further studies -- Conclusion -- 6 Conclusions -- Appendices -- Appendix 1: Patriarchal and Synodal Tome of the Proclamation of the Autocephalous Church of Greece -- Appendix 2: Declaration of the Independence of the Church of Greece -- Bibliography -- Index

Christian Engagement with Islam

Author: Douglas Pratt

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2017-04-24

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 9004344942

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In Christian Engagement with Islam: Ecumenical Journeys since 1910, Douglas Pratt discusses the work of the WCC and the Vatican, Africa’s PROCMURA, ‘Building Bridges’, and the German ‘Christian-Muslim Theological Forum’, together with responses to the ‘Common Word’ letter of 2007.

The Character of Christian-Muslim Encounter

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Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2016-01-12

Total Pages: 642

ISBN-13: 9004297219

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The Character of Christian-Muslim Encounter is a Festschrift in honour of David Thomas, Professor of Christianity and Islam at the University of Birmingham. Over 30 essays pay tribute to this scholar by engaging topics within his own academic fields.

Render unto the Sultan

Author: Tom Papademetriou

Publisher: OUP Oxford

Published: 2015-02-05

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 0191027723

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The received wisdom about the nature of the Greek Orthodox Church in the Ottoman Empire is that Sultan Mehmed II reestablished the Patriarchate of Constantinople as both a political and a religious authority to govern the post-Byzantine Greek community. However, relations between the Church hierarchy and Turkish masters extend further back in history, and closer scrutiny of these relations reveals that the Church hierarchy in Anatolia had long experience dealing with Turkish emirs by focusing on economic arrangements. Decried as scandalous, these arrangements became the modus vivendi for bishops in the Turkish emirates. Primarily concerned with the economic arrangements between the Ottoman state and the institution of the Greek Orthodox Church from the mid-fifteenth to the sixteenth century, Render Unto the Sultan argues that the Ottoman state considered the Greek Orthodox ecclesiastical hierarchy primarily as tax farmers (mültezim) for cash income derived from the church's widespread holdings. The Ottoman state granted individuals the right to take their positions as hierarchs in return for yearly payments to the state. Relying on members of the Greek economic elite (archons) to purchase the ecclesiastical tax farm (iltizam), hierarchical positions became subject to the same forces of competition that other Ottoman administrative offices faced. This led to colorful episodes and multiple challenges to ecclesiastical authority throughout Ottoman lands. Tom Papademetriou demonstrates that minority communities and institutions in the Ottoman Empire, up to now, have been considered either from within the community, or from outside, from the Ottoman perspective. This new approach allows us to consider internal Greek Orthodox communal concerns, but from within the larger Ottoman social and economic context. Render Unto the Sultan challenges the long established concept of the 'Millet System', the historical model in which the religious leader served both a civil as well as a religious authority. From the Ottoman state's perspective, the hierarchy was there to serve the religious and economic function rather than the political one.

Defending Christian Faith

Author: Abjar Bahkou

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published: 2014-01-01

Total Pages: 185

ISBN-13: 3110399326

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The book by Abjar Bakhou presents Medieval Christian author Gerasimus and his discussion with Islam. His aim was to show that Christian teachings are not irrational, but rather subtle and complex. As a Christian philosopher and theologian, Gerasimus used the experiences of those of the past to facilitate his own response to critics. However, two important differences separated him from earlier apologists, which demand his own insight and innovation. First, the new language of intellectual discourse was Arabic, which was not accommodating for expressing traditional Christian doctrine, and required the development of a vocabulary out of terms already heavily influenced by the Qur'anic worldview. Second, the new religion challenging Christianity was one of absolute monotheism, which shared neither a common scriptural nor cultural heritage, and rejected the very possibility of a Trinity and Incarnation. Although a common theme in early Christian apologetics was the refutation of Judaism, the debate generally centered on the interpretation of the Old Testament, showing that Jesus was indeed the Messiah. The Qur'an, while acknowledging Jesus as the Messiah, explicitly rejects the Christian doctrines of the Incarnation and the Trinity, and presents itself as the revelation, which supersedes all previous revelation. Thus, although Christians and Muslims share certain themes and figures (such as Creation and the Last Judgement, Abraham, Moses, Mary and Jesus), Muslims refuse evidence contrary to the Qur'an, leaving Christians without recourse to traditional scripture-based arguments. Gerasimus, as a Christian apologist and mutakallim, accepted these challenges and began the process of explaining and translating his faith in the new milieu to make it coherent and rational. In his treatise, Gerasimus reveals himself to be a full participant in this important period of intellectual history; he sets down the basic points of controversy and outlines a response to them in a form that would be an excellent introduction to Christian theology written for the Muslim environment. Gerasimus was also a mutakallim in his own right, the Christian counterpart to those Islamic scholars who sought to defend their faith through rational arguments. In an effort to argue the legitimacy of Christianity, Gerasimus attempts to create a common language that influences the meaning of terminology and concepts of intellectual development in Muslim - Christian debates. Such language would set the stage for centuries to come. This is certainly his greatest contribution.