Qurâanic corroboration of the Gospel can be revived as a genuine bridge idea
Evidence
These Qurâanic verses, these works of theology, if we continue seriously to examine them as friends of Islam, may sometimes give us actual light upon our own problems; more probably, may edify us; and most probably of all, may help us to find common ground where we can usefully agree with Muslims. It may even be possible to go back to one now long neglected train of mediaeval thought, the Qurâanic âcorroborationâ of the Gospel, and see if it cannot be revived, not âcontroversially to impose false dilemmas upon Muslim opponents, but to illuminate a real if limited community of thought. â Norman Daniel, Islam and the West, 1743
Categorization
- DEFINE: Names and explains the medieval doctrine of Qurâanic âcorroborationâ of the Gospel as a distinct theological idea worth reviving.
- XREF: Connects to the readerâs interest in cross-cultural religious dialogue and to the study of interfaith doctrinal overlaps. â connects to: Medieval Qurâanic corroboration of the Gospel could be revived as shared ground; Bibliander believed a single Quranic passage could restore Christian-Muslim agreement