Two ways of being a Christian in the Muslim context of the Middle East
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12264347 |
|---|---|
| Authors | George Sabra (a Near East School of Theology, Beirut, Lebanon, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 43-53 |
| Publication date | 2005-12-20 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Islam and Christian–Muslim Relations (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0959-6410 • E-ISSN: 1469-9311 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09596410500399342 |
| OpenAlex | W2043860551 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 2 |
This article identifies two fundamental outlooks and basic orientations of Christians living among Muslims in the context of the Middle East that result in two ways of being a Christian in that region. The origin of the two types, labelled the 'Arab Christian' and the 'Eastern Christian', is traced back to early Christian contacts with Islam, and the content of those two ways is explicated in their political, cultural and religious implications by briefly elaborating two contemporary Lebanese Christian conceptualizations of the two ways. It is argued that these two types provide a hermeneutical key not only for understanding the behaviour, actions and thought of Christians of the Middle East, but also for understanding and evaluating the perceptions of non-Middle Eastern writers and historians about the topic of Christians in that region
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| Citations per year | 0.74 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2007 - 2026 (20) |
| Highly cited | No |