Bediüzzaman Said Nursi and Louis Massignon in Pursuit of God's Word: A Muslim and a Christian on the Straight Path

 

Author: Griffith, Sidney

Source: Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations, Volume 19, Number 1, January 2008, pp. 5-16(12)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

Abstract:

Said Nursi (1876-1960) and Louis Massignon (1883-1962) were contemporaries. Both of them were men of God in whose lives dramatic turning points changed the direction of their thinking and led them to devote themselves to the cause of re-awakening the religious consciousness of the people of their time. This article explores the striking parallels in their personal journeys, offers a comparison of their leading ideas and describes the far-reaching effects their lives and works have had in their respective faith communities. The biographies of faithful witnesses in modern times in both Islam and Christianity have much to teach those of us in the twenty-first century who seek to find the way to a harmonious convivencia for our two, global faith communities.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13510340701770246

Affiliations:1: Institute of Christian Oriental Research, Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, USA

Publication date: 2008-01-01

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