Od jednog do drugog monoteizma
From one monotheism to another

Summary/Abstract: Since it is known that there is a specific Christian notion of God, in this article I talk about two kinds of monotheism. On one hand, we know for Islamic (Quranic) and Old Testament monotheism, and on the other hand, we remember the Christian Trinitarian monotheism. However, even among Christians, there are differences in the view of one God. In this regard, I always remember the famous Harnack’s lectures in Berlin entitled “The Essence of Christianity”. In one of his lectures, Adolf von Harnack says: “Not the Son but the Father belongs to the gospel as Jesus signalled” (Leksikon temeljnih religijskih pojmova, Prometej, Zagreb, 2005 p. 72). Starting from rational thinking, according to which one can never be three but always remains one, Trinitarian belief in God cannot be defended by rational arguments. It therefore cannot be justified in our minds. Since God in Himself is determined differently in the Qur’an than in Christianity, therefore, there is another reason why a Muslim does not accept the Christian’s faith in God.

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