Response to Part III

Abstract

Mun’im Sirry responds to the essays in chapters 7 and 8 by highlighting difference more than commonality: difference between Barth and Islamic thinking, differences of scholarly interpretation of Barth, and difference within Barth’s own theological understanding. With appreciation for the work of Ralston and Richardson, Sirry nudges the conversation toward deeper attention to real differences between religious traditions, suggesting that such difference “should not be viewed as a source of misguidance but rather, perhaps, the consequence of the divine merciful radiance.”