On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 15:25:42 -0600, Mark A. Foster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Gilberto, > > Also, I don't think that the fact that there may, proportionately, be more > people calling themselves "Christians" who claim to be prophets, messiahs, > and the like than those calling themselves "Muslims" (Hazrat Mirza Ghulam > Ahmad, Rashad Khalifa, and Elijah Muhammad has much to do with the qur'anic > statement on khatam. To many Christians, "I am the Way, the Truth, and the > Life" carries about just as much weight.
"I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life" doesn't imply finality. It implies exclusivity. Seventh Day Adventists, Mormons, and others still read those phrases in more or less similar ways to other Christians. Mark: > IMO, the main factor is the fact that the Christianities are prevalent in > post-Enlightenment Western societies which value and tolerate religious > pluralism. The Islams are not. Prophets after Jesus were mentioned right there in the New Testament. And right in the second century you had people like Montanus who were claiming to be prophets and developed a large following. This isn't just a new phenomena in Christianity. There might be more space for varied religious groups in general, in more pluralistic societies. But Christian prophets still had a large presence in Christianity from a very early point in time. Peace GIlberto "My people are hydroponic" __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[email protected] To unsubscribe, send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, use subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:[email protected] Web - http://list.jccc.edu/read/?forum=bahai-st News - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Public - http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
