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Lessons on the Adaptive Reuse of Mosques into Cathedrals: A Case Study of the Cordoba ‘Mosque-Cathedral’

  • Muslim-Christian Encounter
  • Abbr : MCE
  • 2021, 14(1), pp.43-77
  • DOI : 10.30532/mce.2021.14.1.43
  • Publisher : Torch Trinity Center for Islamic Studies
  • Research Area : Humanities > Christian Theology > Mission Theology
  • Received : February 6, 2021
  • Accepted : March 11, 2021
  • Published : March 30, 2021

Byun,Chang Uk 1

1장로회신학대학교

Candidate

ABSTRACT

Conflict and tolerance coexisted during the Muslim rule of medieval Islamic Spain (711-1492). Islam, which successfully conquered the Iberian Peninsula in 715, destroyed most church buildings in Andalusia, Spain, and converted some into mosques. This study examines the historical process in which the basilica church was converted into mosques, and then re-converted into churches after the Spanish Reconquista. That is to say, this study analyzes the adaptive reuse of Cordoba's Mosque into a Cathedral from historical and architectural perspectives and examines the missiological rationale behind it. The following are the missiological implications and applications for today. First, the conversion of the Cordoba mosque to cathedral demonstrates the adaptive reuse of physical buildings as a place of Christian worship. Second, the Cordoba Mosque-Cathedral can serve as a bridge for dialogue and reconciliation between Christianity and Islam. Third, the Cordoba Mosque-Cathedral represents a historical legacy to foster peaceful coexistence and tolerance rather than conflict and violence.

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This paper was written with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea.