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Islamic Lessons for Christians
Islamic Lessons for Christians (Oneworld Publications, 2026) is the latest book by Gabriel Said Reynolds, Crowley Professor of Islamic Studies and Theology at the University of Notre Dame.
What, if anything, can Christians learn from Islam? Against two opposing views, that Islam is a separate civilisation irreconcilably opposed to Christianity, or that it is merely a failed version of it, Reynolds argues for a new way forward in interfaith dialogue: for Christians to appreciate Islam precisely for its differences.
In a thoughtful examination of both Islamic belief and Muslim practice, illuminating the beauty of Allah, the sharia and the ummah, he shows how some Muslim practices can remind Christians of elements of their own tradition, rectifying misconceptions. He tells vivid stories of saints, popes and emperors who encountered Muslims as opponents, and as friends.
Gabriel Said Reynolds is also the author of The Qur’an and the Bible (Yale University Press, 2018) and Allah: God in the Qur’an (Yale University Press, 2020).
Paru sous le titre Islamic Lessons for Christians (Oneworld Publications, 2026), ce livre de Gabriel Said Reynolds, professeur d’études islamiques et de théologie à l’Université de Notre Dame, propose une voie nouvelle pour le dialogue islamo-chrétien.
Que peuvent apprendre les chrétiens de l’islam ? Contre deux visions opposées, celle d’un islam irréductiblement étranger et menaçant, et celle d’un islam qui ne serait qu’une version incomplète du christianisme, l’auteur invite les chrétiens à apprécier l’islam précisément pour ce qui le distingue.
Examinant tant la croyance islamique que la pratique musulmane, la beauté d’Allah, la sharia, la Oumma, il montre comment certaines pratiques musulmanes peuvent rappeler aux chrétiens des éléments de leur propre tradition, et corrige nombre de malentendus. Il l’illustre par des récits vivants de saints, de papes et d’empereurs ayant rencontré des musulmans, en adversaires comme en amis.
Gabriel Said Reynolds est notamment l’auteur de The Qur’an and the Bible (Yale University Press, 2018) et d’Allah: God in the Qur’an (Yale University Press, 2020).
يقترح كتاب «دروس إسلامية للمسيحيين» للباحث غابرييل سعيد رينولدز، أستاذ الدراسات الإسلامية واللاهوت في جامعة نوتردام، سبيلاً جديداً للحوار الإسلامي-المسيحي.
ماذا يمكن أن يتعلّم المسيحيون من الإسلام؟ في مواجهة تصوّرين متقابلين، أحدهما يرى الإسلام حضارةً منفصلة تناقض المسيحية مناقضةً لا تُردم، والآخر يختزله في نسخةٍ ناقصة منها، يدعو رينولدز المسيحيين إلى تقدير الإسلام في ما يميّزه بالضبط.
وفي دراسةٍ متأنّية للعقيدة الإسلامية وممارسة المسلمين، يُبرز جمال الله والشريعة والأمّة، ويبيّن كيف أنّ بعض الممارسات الإسلامية قد تُذكّر المسيحيين بعناصر من تقليدهم الخاصّ، مصحّحاً كثيراً من سوء الفهم، ويسوق حكاياتٍ حيّة عن قدّيسين وباباوات وأباطرة التقوا مسلمين، خصوماً وأصدقاء.
Islamic Lessons for Christians, Oneworld Publications, 2026.
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