Shah-Kazemi, Reza

Other in the Light of the One : The Universality of the Qur'an and Interfaith Dialogue

Introduction: Interfaith Dialogue, The Contemporary Context vii I. The Hermeneutics of Suspicion or of Sufism? 1(73) Sufism in Context 4(19) Traditional Exegesis versus Postmodern Hermeneutics 23(36) Ibn 'Arabi: From Ontology to Hermeneutics 59(15) II. The Reality of the One and Dialogue with the Other 74(66) The One in the Many, the Many in the One 76(22) Self-Disclosure and Human Diversity 98(19) Self-Effacement and the Face of God 117(23) III. Islam: Quintessential and Universal Submission 140(70) The Religion of God 141(38) The Vanity of Chauvinism 179(11) Particularism within Universalism 190(20) IV. Dialogue, Diatribe, or Da' wa? 210(69) From Theological Exclusivism to Metaphysical Inclusivism 212(22) Universalism: A Form of Da' wa? 234(15) Nasr's Universalism vs Hick's Pluralism 249(17) Beautiful Discourse 266(13) Epilogue 279(4) Bibliography 283(16) Index to Qur'anic Quotations 299(6) General Index 305