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Islam, Christianity and Tradition
Ian Richard Netton
其他書名
A Comparative Exploration
出版Edinburgh University Press, 2006-12-22
主題Religion / Christian Theology / GeneralReligion / TheologyReligion / Islam / General
ISBN07486302529780748630257
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=C-GqBgAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Offers a unique comparative exploration of the role of tradition in Islam and Christianity. The idea of 'tradition' has enjoyed a variety of senses and definitions in Islam and Christianity, but both have cleaved at certain times to a supposedly 'golden age' of tradition from the past. The author suggests there has been a chain of thinkers from classical Islam to the twentieth century who share a common interest in ijtihad (or independent thinking). Drawing on past and present evidence, and using Christian tradition as a focus for contrast and comparison, the author highlights the seemingly paradoxical harmony between tradition and itjihad in Islam.The author draws on a variety of primary and secondary sources including contemporary newspaper and journal