Voulgaraki, Evi (2020) Dialogue and Mission at the Intersection of Three Continents: The Case of Arabic Theology. Θεολογία, 91 (2). pp. 127-172.
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In this article we shall try to give an overview of the cross-religious relations Islam and Christianity from a viewpoint of Missiology and Inter-Faith Dialogue. In particular we shall examine the specific features and the overall character of Arabic theology as it developed vis à vis Islam. Religious identity is here prioritised, leading to a classification of people as Muslims or Christians. Other religious groups, e.g. the Jews, are understandably also present in the region, but for the sake of simplification we do not focus on them in particular in what follows. Among the Christians, Arab Christianity is our main (but not exclusive) focus. In terms of chronological delimitation, we shall try to cover the topic taking as a terminus post quem the emergence of Islam and also following its later consequences, but in a paradigmatic and not a linear and scholastically exhaustive research model. In what follows, we shall try to establish that beyond appearances and despite hardship in history, mission and dialogue were possible in the region, and friendly relations where built at all times, allowing for coexistence among people of different faiths. Even more, the factor of coexistence is formative for the character and theology in the East, particularly that of Arabic Christianity.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Byzantine, Arab Christianity, Church of the East, Chalcedonian Church |
| Subjects: | A Church/mission history |
| Divisions: | Balkan countries > Greece Balkan countries > Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Depositing User: | Katharina Penner |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Mar 2026 07:50 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Mar 2026 07:50 |
| URI: | https://ceeamsprints.osims.org/id/eprint/3274 |
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