Religious discourse in Islam and elsewhere: What speech at the dawn of the 21st century?

Abstract

We are interested here in religious discourse in Islam and elsewhere in other religions and in other places (India, China, the West and others), as a lesson or course given orally in front of an audience. We therefore immediately rule out the Muslim preaching on Friday or the speech in Church on Sunday, which has different meanings and objects. Indeed, the speech, as an optional course, must have a certain number of characteristics to be listened to, understood and integrated into the daily conduct of the faithful. It should not consist of delivering incomprehensible text. It would be even more dangerous if it is not based on truths demonstrated in harmony with the development of knowledge and knowledge: dangerous for those who know and who will distance themselves from the people of discourse and also for those who do not know not and who will be pushed a little further into ignorance and credulity. This work is not intended to make any judgment on the substance of the discourse as it is currently given in places of worship; on the contrary, it offers a method and “tips” for developing and reading the speech. However, it provides guidance on content when the context is that of multicultural and multi-religious societies. We warn, however, against boring repetitive speeches which alienate the believer from the priest giving the speech.