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A Culture of Connectedness: The Complex Relations Between Christians and Muslims
In this article published in the Jesuit journal Stimmen der Zeit 11/2025 (pp. 819-826), Tobias Specker offers a theological reflection on what he calls the “culture of connectedness” (Kultur der Verbundenheit) between Christians and Muslims. Published under the original title « Kultur der Verbundenheit. Komplexe Beziehungen von Christen und Muslimen », the article moves beyond the opposition between conflictual and harmonious models of dialogue to propose a phenomenology of the ordinary, institutional, and spiritual ties that cross both traditions.
Chair of “Catholic Theology in Light of Islam” at Sankt Georgen Graduate School of Philosophy and Theology (Frankfurt), Tobias Specker situates this contribution within his long-term work on the Christian theology of dialogue and on the theological reception of Islam in the German-speaking context.
Dans cet article paru dans la revue jésuite Stimmen der Zeit 11/2025 (p. 819-826), Tobias Specker propose une réflexion théologique sur ce qu’il nomme la « culture de la connexité » (Kultur der Verbundenheit) entre chrétiens et musulmans. Paru sous le titre original « Kultur der Verbundenheit. Komplexe Beziehungen von Christen und Muslimen », l’article dépasse l’opposition entre modèles conflictuel et harmonieux du dialogue pour proposer une phénoménologie des liens ordinaires, institutionnels et spirituels qui traversent les deux traditions.
Titulaire de la chaire « Théologie catholique à la lumière de l’islam » à la Hochschule Sankt Georgen (Francfort), Tobias Specker inscrit cette contribution dans son travail au long cours sur la théologie chrétienne du dialogue et sur la réception théologique de l’islam en contexte germanophone.
في هذا المقال المنشور في المجلة اليسوعية Stimmen der Zeit 11/2025 (ص 819-826)، يقدّم توبياس شبيكر تأمّلًا لاهوتيًا في ما يسمّيه « ثقافة الترابط » (Kultur der Verbundenheit) بين المسيحيين والمسلمين. ويتجاوز المقال، الصادر تحت العنوان الأصلي « Kultur der Verbundenheit. Komplexe Beziehungen von Christen und Muslimen »، المفارقة بين النماذج التصادميّة والتوافقيّة للحوار، ليقترح ظاهراتيةً لروابطَ يوميّةٍ ومؤسّسيّةٍ وروحيّة تعبر التقليدَين معًا.
يشغل توبياس شبيكر كرسي « اللاهوت الكاثوليكي على ضوء الإسلام » في المعهد العالي للفلسفة واللاهوت في سانكت غيورغن (فرانكفورت)، ويندرج هذا المقال في سياق أعماله المتواصلة حول اللاهوت المسيحي للحوار وحول التلقّي اللاهوتي للإسلام في السياق الألماني.
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