Abrahamic Faith in Christianity and Islam

Subject Areas : Christianity

Amin Moradi ¹ , Mahmoud Reza Esfaandiar ² , Abdul Hussein Latifi ³

1 - PhD Candidate of Comparative Religion and Mysticism, Islamic Azad University, Yadgar Imam (RA), Ray Town, Iran
2 - Faculty Member of Islamic Azad University, Yadgar Imam (RA), Ray Town, Iran
3 - Faculty Member of Islamic Azad University, Yadgar Imam (RA), Ray Town, Iran

Received: 2021-12-17 Accepted : 2021-12-17 Published : 2021-08-23

Keywords: Abrahamic faith, Christianity, Islam, theological continuity and dis, interfaith dialogue,

Abstract :

Today, the term "Abrahamic faith" is widely used in interfaith dialogue, but so far the term has not been seriously criticized verbally; this article seeks to do just that. The "Abrahamic religions" are Judaism, Christianity and Islam; however, this article will focus just on Christianity and Islam. Our purpose in this article is to survey the term "Abrahamic faith" by assessing the different levels of the use of the term among scholars in the field of religion. For this, it is necessary to examine the theological connection between Christianity and Islam. The purpose of this study is to show the coherence and discontinuity of the teachings of Christianity and Islam, which requires a careful study. This study of "Abrahamic faith" concludes with a reference to its problematic nature, and constructive reflections on interfaith dialogue.

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