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The interface between the current Shi‘ite landscape and Christian thinking is of the greatest significance for the shifting political and religious dynamics of the Middle East
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Sasan Tavassoli here examines Iranian Shi‘ite thinkers’ encounters with Christian thought since the Islamic revolution of 1979, and argues that Iranian Shi‘ite thinkers are increasingly engaged in multi-faceted theological engagements with Christian thought. _x000D__x000D_Three recent developments provide insight into the cultural and intellectual climate surrounding Christian-Muslim dialogue in contemporary Iran. The literature on Christianity available in Iran reveals a wide range of approaches and attitudes, and Tavassoli demonstrates that traditional polemics are giving way to a more descriptive and subjective understanding of Christian thought. A significant part of Muslim-Christian dialogue in Iran is conducted through inter-faith dialogue and research conducted and supported by governmental as well as non-governmental organizations, and recent developments mark a departure from traditional debates in the history of Muslim-Christian interactions. Finally, Tavassoli offers a close study of three prominent liberal religious intellectuals - Abdol Karim Soroush, Mostafa Malekian and Mojtahed Shabestari - and their dynamic interaction with Christian thought, through a discussion of their writings as well as interviews. He explores their contribution to the ongoing understanding of Christianity in Shi‘ite Iran. _x000D__x000D_‘Christian Encounters with Iran’ places contemporary Shi‘ite thought in the broad historical context of pre- and post-revolution Iran, and relates the concrete religious, cultural and socio-political realities of Iran to the themes and orientations in the latest phase of the Shi‘i Islam-Christianity encounter. It thus offers fresh insight into the dynamism of contemporary Islam and the religious complexities of the Muslim world. _x000D_
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