Normative religious traditions & their authority

International Network for Interreligious Research and Education (INIRE)

Un approfondimento all’interno della Summer School di INIRE (https://sites.duke.edu/inire/participants/) su come i testi sacri dell’Ebraismo, del Cristianesimo e dell’Islam possano ancora oggi offrire nella società post-moderna riflessioni di attuali.

Interviene per l’Accademia ISA Laura Mulayka Enriello.

 

 

Judaism, Christianity, and Islam: these religions rely on normative religious traditions, sometimes called ‘Holy Scriptures’. Today, late-modern or post-modern societies often ask if these normative texts are still meaningful and relevant. Questions we will deal with in the conference are: What roles do “Torah”, “Bible”, and “Quran” play in the three monotheistic religions in the past and present? How are the old texts interpreted today? And how are they used in religious and political discussions? Are ‘holy texts’ relevant for ‘secular people’? And what role do ‘holy texts’ play in the dialogue of religions and discourse in our societies?