Spirit, Word and Love: Insights of Pietro Rossano towards a Mystical Theology of the Christian-Muslim Dialogue
Religions May 9, 2023 DOI: 10.3390/rel14050635 via Semantic Scholar
Summary
Pietro Rossano, a key figure in 20th-century interreligious dialogue who served over twenty years in the Vatican office for this field, understood dialogue as having anthropological, theological, and mystical dimensions. His work, especially with Muslims in meetings like the 1976 Tripoli gathering, can be interpreted through the three keys of Spirit, Word, and Love, connecting the Bible, dialogical thought (notably Ferdinand Ebner), and Christian theology of dialogue.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Historical analysis Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Keywords | Philosophy |
| Citations | 1 |
| Key finding | Rossano's interreligious dialogue is best understood through the three interpretive keys of Spirit, Word, and Love, linking biblical, dialogical, and theological perspectives. |
Abstract
Pietro Rossano was an important protagonist of interreligious dialogue in the 20th century, serving for more than twenty years in the Vatican office in charge of this field. His experience and writings show how dialogue has many anthropological and theological dimensions and, because we are talking about an event between religious people, dialogue also has a mystical dimension. Rossano was very involved in the dialogue with Muslims, both in the theoretical study and in some meetings, like the one in Tripoli in 1976 and others. Spirit, Word and Love can be seen as the three keys to interpreting Rossano’s testimony in relation to the Bible, to dialogical thought—in particular, Ferdinand Ebner—and to the Christian theology of dialogue.