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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779062403321

Titolo

Communicating the word [[electronic resource] ] : revelation, translation, and interpretation in Christianity and Islam : a record of the seventh Building Bridges seminar convened by the Archbishop of Canterbury Rome, May 2008 / / David Marshall, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Georgetown University Press, 2011

ISBN

1-58901-803-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (205 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MarshallDavid <1963->

Disciplina

261.2/7

Soggetti

Islam - Relations - Christianity

Christianity and other religions - Islam

Revelation - Islam

Revelation - Christianity

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt 1. Particularity, universality, and finality in revelation -- pt. 2. Translating the word? -- pt. 3. Methods and authority in interpretation.

Sommario/riassunto

Communicating the Word is a record of the 2008 Building Bridges seminar, an annual dialogue between leading Christian and Muslim scholars convened by the Archbishop of Canterbury. Featuring the insights of internationally known Christian and Muslim scholars, the essays collected here focus attention on key scriptural texts but also engage with both classical and contemporary Islamic and Christian thought. Issues addressed include, among others, the different ways in which Christians and Muslims think of their scriptures as the ""Word of God,"" the possibilities and challenges of translating sc