RT Article
T1 Interfaith Dialogue in Lebanon: Between a Power Balancing Act and Theological Encounters
JF Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
VO 26
IS 4
SP 423
OP 442
A1 Haddad, Yvonne Yazbeck 1935-
A1 Fischbacher, Rahel
LA English
PB Taylor & Francis
YR 2015
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1562887874
AB This essay explores trends and directions of interfaith dialogue in Lebanon with a special focus on developments since the Ta'if Agreement (1989) signed at the end of the civil war. While viewing the encounters of interfaith dialogue in Lebanon against the background of political and social developments, the particular focus of this study is the ventures and potential of “inter-theological dialogue.” In particular, it explores the new initiatives whose focus is on theological and spiritual dialogue, since they seem to have been virtually ignored by recent studies in the field, even though inter-theological discussions have constituted an important part of inter-religious dialogue in Lebanon. The article proposes that theological dialogue in Lebanon is necessary in order to reach true taʿāyush (living together), particularly because politics and religion are intricately intertwined. Focusing on two initiatives within the past 15 years, it shows how they strive to make theological discourse - sometimes a merely intellectual exercise - relevant for society.
K1 Interfaith Dialogue
K1 Lebanon
K1 Muslim-Christian relations
DO 10.1080/09596410.2015.1070468