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  • noun A theoretical religion created through the combining of Christianity and Islam, sometimes derogatorily used to describe a sect of one deemed to have aspects of the other.

Etymologies

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From Blend of Christian and Islam.

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  • View commentsComments for “Chrislam in Nigeria” blog comments powered by Disqus

    Chrislam in Nigeria 2009

  • One of the more interesting developments in Christian-Muslim relations is that of “Chrislam

    Chrislam in Nigeria 2009

  • Synopsis:: In a future where the Christian and Islamic religions have merged, a Chrislam man finds an old science fiction magazine whose cover and contents he finds shocking.

    REVIEW: Year's Best SF 11 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer 2006

  • Synopsis: In a future where the Christian and Islamic religions have merged, a Chrislam man finds an old science fiction magazine whose cover and contents he finds shocking.

    REVIEW: The Year's Best Science Fiction # 23 edited by Gardner Dozois 2006

  • He proceeded to berate me for being a bad Muslim — not hearing my correction, that I belonged to Chrislam — and, starting with the licentious cover and working his way through the inside illustrations and advertisements, to the last story, which actually had God's name in the title … he said that even a bad Muslim would have no choice but to burn it on the spot.

    The Year's Best Science Fiction 23rd Annual Collection Dozois, Gardner 2006

  • We're going to take a break here, but when we come back, we'll tell you about Chrislam (inaudible).

    CNN Transcript Jun 17, 2006 2006

  • In Chrislam, as in old Islam, angels are not humanlike creatures with robes and wings.

    The Year's Best Science Fiction 23rd Annual Collection Dozois, Gardner 2006

  • That would be 1365, more than a hundred years before Chrislam.

    The Year's Best Science Fiction 23rd Annual Collection Dozois, Gardner 2006

  • There is no compromise in religion, nor should there be; you cannot go halfway in any faith, and no one wants a mongrel strain begotten of the two great militant creeds such as our leading exponent of paradox wittily describes as "Chrislam."

    Pan-Islam

  • He works in a diplomatic manner towards the goal of forging Islam and Christianity into a higher union, named Chrislam.

    Gates of Vienna 2009

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