Publisher : Revue des sciences philosophiques et théologiques, vol. 110, 2026/1 (Vrin/Cairn) -
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The Word of God and the Qur’an: On the Reflections of Claude Geffré
Published in the Revue des sciences philosophiques et théologiques (vol. 110, 2026/1, pp. 197-213), this article by Tobias Specker examines the Christian theology of Islam developed by the Dominican Claude Geffré (1926-2017), professor at the Institut Catholique de Paris.
Drawing on Geffré’s involvement in the Islamic-Christian Research Group (GRIC) and his later writings, the article shows how he reads the Qur’an within a theology of the Word of God. Geffré identifies structural analogies in the understanding of Revelation while stressing the differences, and comes to conceive of the Qur’an as, in a certain sense, the Word of God.
Specker discusses this perspective and its implications for a Christian theology in dialogue with Islam.
Paru dans la Revue des sciences philosophiques et théologiques (t. 110, 2026/1, p. 197-213), cet article de Tobias Specker examine la théologie chrétienne de l’islam développée par le dominicain Claude Geffré (1926-2017), professeur à l’Institut catholique de Paris.
À partir de son engagement au sein du Groupe de recherche islamo-chrétien (GRIC) et de ses écrits ultérieurs, Geffré propose une lecture du Coran dans le cadre d’une théologie de la Parole de Dieu. Il repère des analogies structurelles dans la compréhension de la Révélation, tout en soulignant les différences, et en vient à concevoir le Coran comme une « certaine » Parole de Dieu.
L’article discute cette perspective et ses enjeux pour une théologie chrétienne en dialogue avec l’islam.
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مقالٌ للباحث توبياس شبيكر يتناول اللاهوتَ المسيحيّ للإسلام كما بلوره الأب الدومنيكيّ كلود جيفريه (1926-2017)، الأستاذ في المعهد الكاثوليكيّ بباريس.
فانطلاقاً من انخراطه في مجموعة البحث الإسلاميّ-المسيحيّ (GRIC) ومن كتاباته اللاحقة، يقرأ جيفريه القرآنَ في إطار لاهوتٍ لكلمة الله، إذ يرصد تماثلاتٍ بنيويّة في فهم الوحي، مع تشديده على الفوارق، حتى ليُقارب القرآنَ بوصفه «كلمةَ الله» بمعنى من المعاني.
ويناقش شبيكر هذا المنظورَ وما يترتّب عليه في لاهوتٍ مسيحيّ منفتحٍ على الحوار مع الإسلام.
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