tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7687886961771238263.post4650829740169245579..comments2023-12-28T14:51:34.281-05:00Comments on Notes on Arab Orthodoxy: Fr Georges Massouh on the Dialogue between Timothy I and al-MahdiUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7687886961771238263.post-25477426028256300702012-11-02T12:48:00.751-04:002012-11-02T12:48:00.751-04:00Metr. George as well as other respected xpctian th...Metr. George as well as other respected xpctian theologians are able to build dialogue with Shi'ite ulemas, as the 'Porch of Ishtihad' in Shi'a is NOT closed in utter difference to the Sunni.<br />Hence this dialogue between Patriarch and the Caliph in those days should not astonish. May it become possible today in a large scale again, never denying the basis of our Faith, nor closing the doors for searchers of the truth who is XPCtAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7687886961771238263.post-2401714710056531462012-11-02T08:32:52.024-04:002012-11-02T08:32:52.024-04:00I'm a bit confused by this. Mohammed denied t...I'm a bit confused by this. Mohammed denied the resurrection, which is central to Christianity. So in my mind to hold him in any kind of esteem or say that he "walked with the prophets" is to participate in that denial. <br /><br />If we really love our Muslim brothers we need to draw them to the Christian faith and salvation through Christ, not allow them to feel satisfied in their flawed understanding of God.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7687886961771238263.post-4737827187726407662012-10-30T12:32:05.619-04:002012-10-30T12:32:05.619-04:00Well, in Lebanon where your Muslim neighbor is oft...Well, in Lebanon where your Muslim neighbor is often literally your next-door neighbor, it's neither practical nor desirable to shun them. Also, over the past thirty years or so, Orthodox leaders in Lebanon-- especially Met. Georges-- have been able to build fruitful and genuine relationships with some of the Shi'ite leadership.Samn!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14142811721903345946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7687886961771238263.post-47470219554595896482012-10-30T07:58:04.326-04:002012-10-30T07:58:04.326-04:00A worthy ideal, but like Paul and Barnabas, the re...A worthy ideal, but like Paul and Barnabas, the reality seems to be to insist that the Christians shake the dust off their feet.The Anti-Gnostichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04386593803225823789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7687886961771238263.post-71891937922854708992012-10-29T23:52:19.494-04:002012-10-29T23:52:19.494-04:00I would say, from the perspective of both Timothy ...I would say, from the perspective of both Timothy and Fr Georges the answer would be: because they're our neighbor. Not unproblematic, I'll admit, but that's the reality of many (historically, most!) Christians...Samn!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14142811721903345946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7687886961771238263.post-7107792332441992452012-10-29T23:35:37.087-04:002012-10-29T23:35:37.087-04:00It must be said that the patriarch Timothy represe...<i>It must be said that the patriarch Timothy represents the model of a faithful Christian who is open to the greatest degree to the Islamic religion without departing from the basis of the Christian faith.</i><br /><br />Does Islam in particular merit this sort of deference? If so, why? The Anti-Gnostichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04386593803225823789noreply@blogger.com