TY  - BOOK
AU  - Netton,Ian Richard
TI  - Islam, Christianity and tradition: a comparative exploration 
SN  - 9780748630257 (electronic bk.)
AV  - BT88 .N48 2006eb
U1  - 262/.8 22
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Edinburgh
PB  - Edinburgh University Press
KW  - Authority
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Christianity
KW  - Islam
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - Christian Theology
KW  - Ecclesiology
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Preface and Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Notes; Bibliography of Works Cited; Index
N2  - This book offers a unique comparative exploration of the role of tradition in Islam and Christianity. The idea of 'tradition' has enjoyed a variety of senses and definitions in Islam and Christianity, but both have cleaved at certain times to a supposedly 'golden age' of tradition from the past. In comparing the role of tradition in Islam and Christianity, the following key themes are explored: the roles of authority; Fundamentalism; the use of reason; Ijtihad (independent thinking); and original comparisons between Islamic Salafism and Christian Lefebvrism. The author suggests there has been
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