Common words in Muslim-Christian dialogue : : a study of texts from the common word dialogue process / / by Vebjorn L. Horsfjord.

• Superior document: Currents of Encounter, Volume 57
• VerfasserIn: Horsfjord, Vebjorn L.,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill Rodopi,, 2018.; ©2018
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Series: Currents of encounter ; Volume 57.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (262 pages).

In Common Words in Muslim-Christian Dialogue Vebjørn L. Horsfjord offers an analysis of texts from an international dialogue process between Christian and Muslim leaders. Through detailed engagement with the Muslim dialogue letter A Common Word between Us and You (2007) and a large number of Christian responses to it, the study analyses the dialogue process in the wake of the Muslim initiative and shows how the various texts gain meaning through their interaction. The author uses tools from critical discourse analysis and speech act analysis and claims that the Islamic dialogue initiative became more important as an invitation to Muslim-Christian dialogue than as theological reflection. He shows how Christian leaders systematically chose to steer the dialogue process towards practical questions about peaceful coexistence and away from theological issues.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Contents / Vebjørn L. Horsfjord -- Acknowledgements / Vebjørn L. Horsfjord -- Introduction: It Takes Two to Dialogue / Vebjørn L. Horsfjord -- We Muslims and You Christians: A Common Word between Us and You / Vebjørn L. Horsfjord -- The First Christian Responses / Vebjørn L. Horsfjord -- Roman Catholic Responses / Vebjørn L. Horsfjord -- The Yale Response: Loving God and Neighbor Together / Vebjørn L. Horsfjord -- World Evangelical Alliance: We Too Want to Live in Love, Peace, Freedom and Justice / Vebjørn L. Horsfjord -- World Council of Churches: Learning to Explore Love Together / Vebjørn L. Horsfjord -- Rowan Williams: A Common Word for the Common Good / Vebjørn L. Horsfjord -- Orthodox Church Leaders: Responses from Five Contexts / Vebjørn L. Horsfjord -- We Muslims and Christians Together: Statements from Dialogue Conferences / Vebjørn L. Horsfjord -- Lessons / Vebjørn L. Horsfjord.