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christianity
Articles on Christianity: its origins, councils, scriptures and its relations with Judaism and Islam. Browse the articles.
35 articles carry this tag.
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Mary across the traditions
The only woman named in the Qur’an and the mother of God incarnate in Christian doctrine: Mary in scripture.
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Al-Ghazali, Ibn Rushd and the limits of reason
The medieval argument over whether philosophy could be trusted, and why it mattered more in Europe than in Islam.
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The Amman Message and A Common Word
Two landmark declarations: a modern Muslim consensus on who is a Muslim, and an open letter to Christian leaders.
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John the Baptist in four traditions
The prophet of the Jordan in the Gospels, in Jewish memory, in the Qur’an and in Mandaean tradition.
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Interfaith dialogue in the modern era
How Jews, Christians and Muslims have sought understanding across religious lines since the nineteenth century.
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Faith and reason in medieval Jewish, Christian and Muslim thought
How medieval thinkers in all three traditions used Greek philosophy to reason about God.
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Prayer across the Abrahamic traditions
Daily prayer in Judaism, Mandaeism, Christianity and Islam: times, forms and meanings.
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Jerusalem in three traditions
Why one city holds a central place in Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
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Understanding the Bible and the Qur’an in historical context
How scholars approach the historical and literary settings of these sacred texts.
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How the Abrahamic religions understand monotheism
A comparative look at the concept of one God in Judaism, Mandaeism, Christianity and Islam.
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Who was Abraham?
The historical and theological figure of Abraham across the traditions, and why Mandaeism parts from him.