Ecumenical Engagement with Eastern Minority Churches in Muslim States: Pro Oriente's Encounters and Legacies in Syria and Egypt
The former Viennese Cardinal Franz König and his foundation Pro Oriente have been prominent actors in the establishment of ecumenical relations between the Catholic Church and Oriental Orthodox Churches since the Second Vatican Council. This article discusses the Christian-Muslim relations dimension...
| Κύριος συγγραφέας: | |
|---|---|
| Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
| Έλεγχος διαθεσιμότητας: | HBZ Gateway |
| Journals Online & Print: | Φόρτωση...
|
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Έκδοση: |
Taylor & Francis
[2019]
|
| Στο/Στη: |
Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Έτος: 2019, Τόμος: 30, Τεύχος: 2, Σελίδες: 195-209 |
| Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
Ecumenism
B Egypt B Interreligious Dialogue B Christian-Muslim relations B Syria B Oriental Orthodox Churches |
| Διαθέσιμο Online: |
Volltext (Resolving-System) |
| Σύνοψη: | The former Viennese Cardinal Franz König and his foundation Pro Oriente have been prominent actors in the establishment of ecumenical relations between the Catholic Church and Oriental Orthodox Churches since the Second Vatican Council. This article discusses the Christian-Muslim relations dimension of this ecumenical engagement with Middle Eastern churches in the practical field of ecumenical travel to Syria and Egypt. This intertwining of ecumenical and inter-religious engagement is studied on the basis of archival collections and journalistic accounts that make it possible to grasp the administrative process of 'travelling diplomacy'. The analysis links the practical work of ecumenical relations to the historical legacies of the Western encounter with Islam in the post-Ottoman area. I shall argue that Pro Oriente's approach was based on a new post-Vatican II theological vision of Islam. Although this did include reorientation with regard to traditional orientalist perceptions, ecumenism also became caught up in political dilemmas that were connected to either an orientalist perception of ecumenical relations (Egypt) or religious legitimization of an authoritarian regime (Syria). |
|---|---|
| ISSN: | 1469-9311 |
| Περιλαμβάνει: | Enthalten in: Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
|
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/09596410.2019.1599194 |