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“At the Pluriel conference on “Islam and Otherness” I will argue the Qur’an’s emphasis on divine freedom provides an opening for inclusivism. The Qur’an emphasizes God’s mercy, using al-Raḥmān as a name for God and describing him as “gentle” (al-ḥalīm), “forgiving” (al-ghafūr), “relenting” (al-tawwāb),
and “benevolent” (al-laṭīf). Abū Ḥāmid al-Ghazālī (d. 1111) insists (in his Fayṣal al-tafriqa) that God’s mercy surpasses human reason. In my paper, while engaging with the thought of Ghazālī, I will argue that the Qur’an
allows for the salvation of non-Muslims even beyond Ghazālī’s categories. The God of the Qur’an, who judges as He wills, is able to reach past religious boundaries to show mercy to the non-Muslim other.”
Lors du congrès de Pluriel sur le thème “Islam et altérité, Gabriel Said Reynolds défend la thèse que le Coran insiste sur le fait que la liberté donnée par Dieu ouvre une perspective inclusiviste. Le Coran souligne la grâce divine, en le nommant le “Miséricordieux”, “doux”, “bienveillant”. Abū Ḥāmid al-Ghazālī remarque que la grâce de Dieu dépasse la raison humaine. Dans cette conférence, Gabriel Said Reynolds soutient que le Coran ouvre la voie à un salut pour les non-musulmans, au-delà de ce que Ghazali admettait. Le Dieu du Coran, qui juge comme il veut, est capable de dépasser les anciennes frontières religieuses, pour montrer sa grâce à l’autre non-musulman.
في مؤتمر Pluriel حول موضوع “الإسلام والآخر” ، دافع غابرييل سعيد رينولدز عن الفرضية القائلة بأنّ القرآن يصرّ على أنّ الحرية الممنوحة من الله تقدّمُ منظورًا دامجاً شاملاً. فالقرآن يشرح رحمة الله ويصفه بـ “الرحمن” ، و”الرحيم”، و”الرحوم”. ويشير أبو حامد الغزالي إلى أنّ رحمةَ الله تفوق العقل البشري. في هذه المحاضرة، يؤكّد غابريال سعيد رينولدز أنّ القرآن يمهّد طريق الخلاص لغير المسلمين، متجاوزاً بتصريحه هذا ما أقرّ به الغزالي. فإله القرآن، الذي يحكم كما يشاء، قادرٌ على تجاوز الحدود الدينية القديمة ليُظهر رحمته للآخر غير المسلم.
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Jesus in Recent Qur’an Translations | The Jesus of the Qur’an vs. the Jesus of the New Testament
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Online Symposium: Islamic Origins & Christian Theological Engagement with Islam
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Original Sin and the Qur’an
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Islam and the Salvation of non- Muslims: The Qur’anic Perspective
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God of mercy and vengeance
First International Congress of the University Platform for Research on Islam in Europe and Lebanon (PLURIEL): theological axis Speaker: Gabriel Said Reynolds, Professor of Islamology and Theolo...
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Christian Thought, Muslim Thought and Societal Issues: Launch of the “Theologies in Dialogue” Chair
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The laboratory of the Institute of Science and Theology of Religions of Paris (Theologicum, ICP) presents here the outcome of four years of research on the theme of religious pluralism in Islam. Wh...
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Islamochristiana Journal 49 (2024): “Maurice Borrmans and Mohamed Talbi: From Friendship to Rupture”
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The title of this issue, “Maurice Borrmans and Mohamed Talbi: From Friendship to Rupture,” was suggested to us by a collection of articles that highlight different aspects of the relati...
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Online Symposium: Islamic Origins & Christian Theological Engagement with Islam
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Panelists David Marshall, University of Bern (Moderator), Guest Editor of Islamochristiana Martin Accad, Arab Baptist Theological Seminary Daniel Brown, ISRME Diego Sarrio Cucarella, PISAI Sa...
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Islam & Otherness. Proceedings of the Pluriel congress in Beirut
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Edited by Michel Younès, Ali Mostfa and Roula Talhouk “In a contemporary context marked by a growing tendency to lock oneself into oppositional logics, reflection on otherness in Islam opens ...
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A reading of Ibn Arabi in light of the theology of religions
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Being yourself through the other. How I grew up in a context of diversity
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“This book retraces the itinerary of Michel Younès in which he shows that otherness is part of identity. In a context where cultural and religious diversity is no longer an option, he seeks t...