Islamic Christianity studies

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This is a sub-article to Islamic comparative religion.

Islamic Christianity studies is the profession of Muslim Christianity scholars and one of the fields of study in Islamic comparative religion.

1 Introduction
2 Topics
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Introduction

It is the effort of Islamic scholars to study Christian religious texts and religious traditions according to an Islamic view.

[edit] Topics

[edit] Dialogs

Among the results is the cross-religious debate of the Muslim caller Zakir Naik and the christian missionary William Campbell on the topic of "The Qur’an and the Bible in the Light of Science", which was held in Chicago, Illinois on April 1, 2000.

Dialogs between Muslims and Christians have also been extended to the internet, for example the debates between answering-christianity.org and answering-Islam.org.

[edit] Islamic view of the Bible

Main article: Islamic view of the Bible

A effort of Islamic scholars to interpret and analyze the Bible in according to an Islamic view.

[edit] Islamic view of Christian theology

A effort of Islamic scholars to interpret and analyze Christian theology.

This include Muslim views of the Christian doctrine of the Trinity, who Christians state is presented in the Bible, while Muslims believe is a construction that lacks foundation in the Bible.

Other aspects include Christian doctrines like the doctrine of original sin.

[edit] Trinity

Muslims believe that Allah cannot be held equal in any way to other beings or concepts. He is unique and supreme. It is for this reason that Muslims reject the concept of the Trinity, perceived by Muslims as probably the most significant threat to their view of the unity of God. The concept of the Trinity is held by most Christians, who describe God as existing in three persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The Trinity is considered by Christians to be one unique and supreme being or essence (i.e. a non-human being), manifest in three distinct and divine (i.e. non-human) persons. The second person of the Trinity was united to humanity in the incarnation of Jesus the Christ, the son of Mary (cf. Chalcedonian Creed). Christians consider the doctrine of the Trinity to be consistent with the unity of God, and not idolatrous (cf. Nicene Creed and Athanasian Creed). Muslims consider this belief to be shirk, i.e. idolatrous.

[edit] Original sin

Muslims reject the Christian notion that humans are inherently flawed and sinful, and are unable to deserve paradise on their own merit, unless they accept the notion of God sacrificing himself to himself in order to give humans a chance of redemption.

Muslims believe that humans are perfectly able to deserve paradise on their own merit, but only through God's Infinite Mercy and Compassion to His Creation. While in Christianity God had to sacrifice a part of himself to redeem mankind of their sins, in Islam it is seen as illogical for an un-created God (or part of God) to be killed for such. God in his Infinite Power and Infinite Mercy automatically forgives the sinners who continue to struggle toward His path.