Review article
Religious and general human brotherhood. The Muslim point of view on the third encyclical of Pope Francis Fratelli tutti
Nedžad Grabus
; Faculty of Islamic Studies, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Abstract
In this work, we deal with the basic postulates and the common question of brotherhood and sisterhood based on the encyclical of Pope Francis Fratelli tutti – We are all brothers and sisters, the content of which, as written in the introduction, was also inspired by meetings with Sheikh Al-Azhar Ahmad Al-Tayyib. Al-Azhar University enjoys a reputation among the majority of Muslims in the world. The Pope refers to Saint Francis of Assisi, who, inspired by the content of the New Testament, addressed to all people with this words, brothers and sisters, men and women, all people of good will, God's creatures. We are interested in what are the links between the faiths and why it is important to read the Pope's Encyclical as an incentive to accept the other and different and to develop a culture of dialogue, and what implications the Encyclical has for theological dialogue, ethical monotheism and social justice. The encyclical has a clear link to the Document on Human Fraternity for World Peace and Coexistence that Pope Francis and Sheikh Al-Azhar Ahmad Al-Tayyib signed on February 4, 2019 in Abu Dhabi. In this text, we are primarily interested in the parts that indicate the necessity of developing and nurturing a culture of dialogue, accepting believers as brothers and sisters, and the importance of ethical monotheism, which strongly unites all followers of monotheistic religions. Three segments are important to us in our work: the theological openness of the Pope's third encyclical, ethical issues and social context, and populism and liberalism. These questions are also important for our area, considering the centuries-old intertwining and common life of Christians and Muslims in this part of the world.
Keywords
brotherhood; Islam; Christianity; dialogue; theology; social doctrine; ethical monotheism
Hrčak ID:
292530
URI
Publication date:
30.1.2023.
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