Muslim and Catholic Perspectives on Disability in the Contemporary Context of Turkey: A Proposal for Muslim-Christian Dialogue
[Thesis]
Antuan Ilgit
Bretzke, James T.
Boston College
2017
350
Committee members: Iozzio, Mary J.; Morris, James W.
Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-369-78846-4
S.T.D.
STM
Boston College
2017
Starting from the reality that we all live in multicultural pluralistic societies, and as such we cannot ignore each other but all must share our respective religious-cultural heritages and learn from one and another, this dissertation argues that although the theological dialogue among religions is to be promoted and developed constantly, we also have to give major space to other forms of dialogue, namely a dialogue based on bioethical issues and/or daily life-related problems that is part of our everyday religious experience. Therefore, in order to show this is possible, although with many difficulties to be faced along the way, the dissertation proposes disability as a common ground for Muslim-Christian dialogue and collaboration in the context of Turkey.
Religion; Theology; Islamic Studies
Philosophy, religion and theology;Social sciences;Catholic Church;Disability;Interreligious dialogue;Islam;Muslim-Christian dialogue;Turkey