Title: A Christian Response to Jamāl Badawi: The Earth and Humanity: A Muslim View
Abstract: In making my remarks, I would like to speak neither as a theologian nor as a 'representative' of Christianity in any official sense, but in my professional capacity as an historian of religion. In situations of dialogue or colloquy between members of different faiths, the historian of religion can be most useful, as Wilfred Cantwell Smith put it, by serving as a 'broker', and trying to help the process of communication by pointing out areas and principles of mutual interest.1 With this in mind, I would like to point out some aspects of the Islamic tradition that should claim the attention of Christians, make some general remarks on the progress of the colloquy so far, and discuss the topic of the trusteeship of Adam as raised in Dr Badawi's chapter. I would like to conclude with some historical observations on the tradition of spiritual exegesis of the Qur'an.
Publication Year: 1989
Publication Date: 1989-01-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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