Islam and Christianity
In Islam and Christianity: Theological Themes in Comparative Perspective, John Renard gives us yet another gem of a book: beautifully written, meticulously researched, and cleverly presented. A comparative study of these two traditions could have easily resulted in a pluralistic muddle of two...
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International Institute of Islamic Thought
2013
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| Sumario: | In Islam and Christianity: Theological Themes in Comparative Perspective,
John Renard gives us yet another gem of a book: beautifully written, meticulously
researched, and cleverly presented. A comparative study of these two
traditions could have easily resulted in a pluralistic muddle of two of the
world’s most studied religious traditions. Instead, the author gives us a careful
examination of theology that forces us to think carefully about categories like
religion, faith, and orthodoxy.
The preface begins with a confession of sorts, for Renard notes therein
the tension between comparative linkage and religious authenticity that presents
itself in such a project. While Islam and Christianity exhibit many of the
same themes, nowhere does he put forth the kind of thesis that would yield a
“many roads to one mountain” axiom. What makes this book compelling is
its careful presentation of two distinct theologies that, although clearly different,
exhibit a familial relationship. What is meant by “theology” is quite broad,
and Renard seems to suggest that a number of theological languages are at
play in these two traditions. Islam and Christianity is not the kind of reductionist
work that one might expect to see in such an ambitious project; rather,
it is a dialog, a conversation among scriptures, hagiographies, poems, liturgies,
and ideas ...
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