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Edward Said and Interfaith Attitudes of Christian Missionaries

Negative interfaith attitudes are a major stumbling block to interfaith relations. This article raises awareness of stereotypical attitudes that commonly occur in Christian missionary discourse. The author utilizes Edward Said’s critique of Western concepts of the Orient as a touchstone for evaluating contrasting interfaith attitudes among Christian missionaries at the turn of the 20th century. Although ideally situated for interfaith contacts, the Pentecostal missionaries in Palestine espoused negative attitudes toward Jews and Arab Christians and Muslims. In contrast, W.T. Gairdner, an Anglican missionary in Egypt, took an irenic approach by focusing on aspects of Islam that are worthy of respect. In closing, strategies are suggested for overcoming negative interfaith attitudes today.