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Islamic Hermeneutics of Nonviolence: Key Concepts and Methodological Steps

• Adnane Mokrani

The article traces the key concepts and methodological steps that make an Islamic theology of nonviolence plausible. It offers the tools for a critical reading of classical texts, “sacred” history,...

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Environmentalism and sustainability as an expression of Islamic moral orientation

• Ida Zilio-Grandi

Abstract : The essay emphasizes cultural specificities, starting with the terminology currently used to describe sustainability, and investigates the lack of homogeneity of the semantic fields bel...

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Violence and Jihad in Islam: From the War of Words to the Clashes of Definitions

• Mohamed-Ali Mostfa

This article explores the phenomena of violence and jihad in three parts: their emergence and trajectory in the Qur’anic text, their meanings, and their entanglement with the religious cause. The o...

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‘Inimitable’ Koran ?

• Tobias Specker

Interview with Pr. Tobias Specker, professor of Catholic Theology in the light of Islam at Sankt Georgen Graduate school of Philosophy and Theology, Frankfurt, Germany, about his book : Gottes Wort...

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The sealing of prophethood in Islam

• Youssouf Sangare

The notion of khatm al-nubuwwa, as the end of prophethood, has emerged as a fundamental theological doctrine in Islam. From the death of Muḥammad in 632, it was at the heart of multiple controversi...

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Islam and Otherness : A Muslim theologian’s viewpoint

• Nayla Tabbara

The Why and How of a New Theology of Religion in Islam The question of salvation The perception of the other and the perception of the self This lecture is part of the PLURIEL webinar ‘Islam &...

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The Khatim an-Nabiyyin (The Seal of the Prophets) and Its Inclusive Abrahamic Perspective: Muhammad and ‘Isa ibn Maryam in Dialogue

• Marco Demichelis

Abstract “Muhammad is not the father of any one of your men; he is God’s messenger and the Seal of the Prophets: God knows everything.” (33:40). The deconstruction of the concept of “the Seal of...

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Mercy, a new opportunity for dialogue between Muslims and Christians

• Rafael Vázquez Jiménez

Original title : La Misericordia, nueva oportunidad para el diálogo entre musulmanes y cristianos Abstract The common concept of mercy needs a clarification in its meaning for Christians and ...