Publisher : L'Harmattan, coll. « Croire et savoir en Afrique » - Paris
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Christian-Muslim Dialogue, an Opportunity for Africa
At a time when sub-Saharan Africa is undergoing profound socio-political change and the rise of religious radicalism, Christian-Muslim dialogue emerges as an essential requirement and a condition for peace. The fruit of an international seminar held in Senegal in November 2024, this volume brings together contributions from theologians, Islamic studies scholars and practitioners from across the continent.
Through the evocative image of the “parable of the sticks”, the volume examines today’s challenges to living together: the instrumentalisation of religion, denominational rivalries and the transformation of Africa’s Islamic landscape. Drawing on the resources of Christian theology, the Sufi tradition and African wisdom, these proceedings propose concrete ways of building a sincere dialogue, free from identity-based retreat, in the service of development and fraternity.
With a preface by Mgr André Guèye, the book gathers the proceedings of this seminar, held from 11 to 13 November 2024 at the Mont Thabor spiritual centre (Community of the Presentation of Mary, Senegal). It is edited by Emmanuel Pisani, director of the Dominican Institute for Oriental Studies (IDEO, Cairo), who teaches Islamic studies and devotes most of his research to Muslim theologies of dialogue. The book is in French: Le dialogue islamo-chrétien, une chance pour l’Afrique.
With contributions by Romuald Ayangma Babilama, Anne Béatrice Faye, Bienvenu Kamsele Agbaka, Bellarmin Ilunga Kayembe, Basile Essofa Kondoh, Fidèle M. Macara, Bertrand Mbella, Emmanuel Pisani, Christophe Roucou, Gabriel Samba, Adrien Mamadou Sawadogo, Bonaventure Benjamin Mwenda, Pierre-Marie Niang, Vincent Somboro, Patrick Tabaro and Clément Tuureh.
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À l’heure où l’Afrique subsaharienne connaît de profondes mutations sociopolitiques et la montée de radicalismes religieux, le dialogue islamo-chrétien se présente comme une exigence incontournable et une condition de la paix. Fruit d’un séminaire international tenu au Sénégal en novembre 2024, cet ouvrage rassemble les contributions de théologiens, d’islamologues et d’acteurs de terrain venus de tout le continent.
À travers l’image évocatrice de la « parabole des bâtons », ce volume interroge les défis actuels du vivre-ensemble : instrumentalisation de la religion, rivalités confessionnelles et transformations du paysage islamique africain. En puisant dans les ressources de la théologie chrétienne, de la tradition soufie et des sagesses africaines, ces actes proposent des voies concrètes pour bâtir un dialogue sincère, libéré du repli identitaire, au service du développement et de la fraternité.
L’ouvrage, préfacé par Mgr André Guèye, réunit les actes de ce séminaire, tenu du 11 au 13 novembre 2024 au centre spirituel Mont Thabor (Communauté de la Présentation de Marie, Sénégal). Il est dirigé par Emmanuel Pisani, directeur de l’Institut dominicain d’études orientales (Idéo, Le Caire), qui enseigne l’islamologie et consacre la plus grande partie de ses recherches aux théologies musulmanes du dialogue.
Avec les contributions de Romuald Ayangma Babilama, Anne Béatrice Faye, Bienvenu Kamsele Agbaka, Bellarmin Ilunga Kayembe, Basile Essofa Kondoh, Fidèle M. Macara, Bertrand Mbella, Emmanuel Pisani, Christophe Roucou, Gabriel Samba, Adrien Mamadou Sawadogo, Bonaventure Benjamin Mwenda, Pierre-Marie Niang, Vincent Somboro, Patrick Tabaro et Clément Tuureh.
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في وقت تشهد فيه أفريقيا جنوب الصحراء تحوّلات اجتماعية وسياسية عميقة وتصاعداً للتطرّف الديني، يبدو الحوار الإسلامي المسيحي ضرورةً لا مفرّ منها وشرطاً للسلام. ويجمع هذا الكتاب، وهو ثمرةُ حلقة دراسية دولية عُقدت في السنغال في نوفمبر/تشرين الثاني 2024، مساهماتِ لاهوتيين وباحثين في الدراسات الإسلامية وفاعلين ميدانيين قدموا من شتّى أنحاء القارة.
ومن خلال الصورة المعبّرة لـ«مَثَل العِصِيّ»، يتناول الكتاب التحدّيات الراهنة للعيش المشترك: توظيف الدين، والتنافس الطائفي، وتحوّلات المشهد الإسلامي في أفريقيا. وتستلهم هذه الأعمال موارد اللاهوت المسيحي والتراث الصوفي والحكمة الأفريقية، فتقترح سبلاً عملية لبناء حوار صادق متحرّر من الانغلاق الهوياتي، في خدمة التنمية والأخوّة.
والكتاب، الذي قدّم له المطران أندريه غاي، يضمّ أعمال الحلقة الدراسية الدولية التي عُقدت من 11 إلى 13 نوفمبر/تشرين الثاني 2024 في المركز الروحي «جبل طابور» (جماعة تقدمة مريم، السنغال). وقد أشرف عليه إيمانويل بيساني الدومينيكي، مدير المعهد الدومينيكي للدراسات الشرقية في القاهرة، الذي يدرّس الدراسات الإسلامية ويكرّس الجزء الأكبر من أبحاثه للاهوتيات الإسلامية في الحوار. والكتاب بالفرنسية.
انظر مقتطفاً من الكتاب على موقع الناشر (بالفرنسية).
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