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This book explores the potential for eschatology to serve as a common ground for both Catholicism and Shi a Islam. The volume provides a comprehensive contextualization of contemporary approaches to theologies of religion by presenting a methodological framework and clarifying the concept of "eschatological unity". It further discusses the role of eschatological unity as a unifying theme in theological discourse, suggesting it as a key to examine aspects of unity within Catholic eschatology and the Shi i belief in the Imam Mahdi. Building on the Wings of Unity project, this book ultimately reevaluates the shared experiences of Catholicism and Shi a Islam, highlighting the potential for eschatological unity as a point of theological convergence. This volume offers an insightful and thought-provoking analysis for scholars interested in interfaith dialogue, eschatology, and theologies of religion.
List of contents
Chapter 1. Eschatology: a common heaven for catholic-shi'i unity?.- Chapter 2. Dimensions of eschatological unity in contemporary catholic theology.- Chapter 3. Dimensions of eschatological unity in twelver shi'i theology.- Chapter 4. Wings of unity and the eschatological unity.
About the author
Born in Genoa, Italy (1993). BA in Economics (University of Genoa), MA in Philosophy (University of Perugia), MA in Trinitarian Ontology – Philosophy (Sophia University Institute, Loppiano, Florence), PhD in Trinitarian Ontology – Theology (Sophia University Institute) supervised by Piero Coda and Mohammad Ali Shomali. Since 2021, he has been teaching Religion, Philosophy and History in Italian secondary schools. Visiting Professor in Fundamental Theology at the Metropolitan Higher Institute of Religious Sciences (ISSRM) of Foggia, Italy. Full member of the Italian Theological Association.
Summary
This book explores the potential for eschatology to serve as a common ground for both Catholicism and Shī‘a Islam. The volume provides a comprehensive contextualization of contemporary approaches to theologies of religion by presenting a methodological framework and clarifying the concept of "eschatological unity". It further discusses the role of eschatological unity as a unifying theme in theological discourse, suggesting it as a key to examine aspects of unity within Catholic eschatology and the Shī‘ī belief in the Imām Mahdī. Building on the Wings of Unity project, this book ultimately reevaluates the shared experiences of Catholicism and Shī‘a Islam, highlighting the potential for eschatological unity as a point of theological convergence. This volume offers an insightful and thought-provoking analysis for scholars interested in interfaith dialogue, eschatology, and theologies of religion.
