Theology and the fragmentation of the ummah : towards a theology of unity
How did Muslims get fragmented and what should we do to rekindle the spirit of unity among them? This paper, after reviewing the nature and development of Sunni Muslim theological thought, argues that the way forward lies in adopting a new approach to theological discourse, akin to that used by the...
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| spelling | iium-285862014-07-16T07:53:50Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/28586/ Theology and the fragmentation of the ummah : towards a theology of unity Ssekamanya, Siraje Abdallah BP166.1 History of theology How did Muslims get fragmented and what should we do to rekindle the spirit of unity among them? This paper, after reviewing the nature and development of Sunni Muslim theological thought, argues that the way forward lies in adopting a new approach to theological discourse, akin to that used by the jurists, in what one might call “a theology of unity,” which is the true spirit of tawhid. ISTAC 2012 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by_nd http://irep.iium.edu.my/28586/1/Theology_of_Unity_-_al-Shajarah.pdf Ssekamanya, Siraje Abdallah (2012) Theology and the fragmentation of the ummah : towards a theology of unity. Al-Shajarah , 17 (1). pp. 83-105. ISSN 1394-6870 http://www.iium.edu.my/shajarah/ |
| spellingShingle | BP166.1 History of theology Ssekamanya, Siraje Abdallah Theology and the fragmentation of the ummah : towards a theology of unity |
| title | Theology and the fragmentation of the ummah : towards a theology of unity |
| title_full | Theology and the fragmentation of the ummah : towards a theology of unity |
| title_fullStr | Theology and the fragmentation of the ummah : towards a theology of unity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Theology and the fragmentation of the ummah : towards a theology of unity |
| title_short | Theology and the fragmentation of the ummah : towards a theology of unity |
| title_sort | theology and the fragmentation of the ummah : towards a theology of unity |
| topic | BP166.1 History of theology |
| url | http://irep.iium.edu.my/28586/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/28586/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/28586/1/Theology_of_Unity_-_al-Shajarah.pdf |