Christology Symposium

On Thursday, March 15, 2012, the University of Toronto and St. Michael’s College hosted

The Christology Symposium

Multiple Perspectives within Christianity and Islam

 – an academic forum featuring presentations on Jesus from multiple Christian and Muslim perspectives followed by a panel discussion. The presentations in the video below are as follows:

“Roman Catholic Christology” (at 5:50 in the video) – Greg Rupik (PhD Candidate, University of Toronto)
“Sunni Muslim Christology” (at 22:00) – Shabir Ally (PhD Candidate, University of Toronto)
“Evangelical Christology” (at 39:15) – Dr. Tony Costa (PhD)
“Shi‘a Isma‘ili Muslim Christology” (at 57:30) – Khalil Andani (Master of Theological Studies Candidate, Harvard University)



Andani's talk is of interest here as it discusses concepts Henry Corbin stressed, such as a Christology based on epiphany, the transcendence of the Divine Principle, the concept of the primordial or Divine Intellect, and the esoteric symbolism of the Cross. Corbin is quoted at the beginning:

“…the conditions of the dialogue between Christianity and Islam change completely as soon as the interlocutor represents not legalistic Islam but this spiritual Islam, whether it be that of Sufism or of Shi‘ite gnosis.”

Andani's talk is here:



More information on this talk is available at Ismailimail. Also see the following articles:
Khalil Andani, “They Killed Him Not”: The Crucifixion in Shi‘a Isma‘ili Islam
Khalil Andani, “The Common Word”: Reflections on Muslim-Christian Dialogue