Muslims, Christians, and the Challenge of Interfaith Dialogue

Muslims, Christians, and the Challenge of Interfaith Dialogue
Author: Jane I. Smith
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2007-10-11
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0198041985

Christian-Muslim dialogue, going on in America for many decades, has become more intentional and serious since the events of September 11, 2001. This volume looks at the history of encounter between the two religions, the types of dialogue that are taking place both locally and nationally, and the hope that conversation brings for better interfaith understanding. No book has been written on this topic before. The book combines the history of Christian-Muslim relations, the rise of Islam in America with an emphasis on groups and individuals who have participated in dialogue, and different kinds of dialogue.

Challenges of Interreligious Dialogue

Challenges of Interreligious Dialogue
Author: Edmund Emeka Ezegbobelu
Publisher: Peter Lang
Total Pages: 298
Release: 2009
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 9783631589939

Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)-Univ. Frankfurt (Main), 2009.

Muslims, Christians, and the Challenge of Interfaith Dialogue

Muslims, Christians, and the Challenge of Interfaith Dialogue
Author: Jane I. Smith
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 201
Release: 2007-10-11
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0195307313

This volume looks at the history of encounter between the two religions, the types of dialogue that are taking place both locally and nationally, and the hope that conversation brings for better interfaith understanding.

Guidelines for Dialogue Between Christians and Muslims

Guidelines for Dialogue Between Christians and Muslims
Author: Maurice Borrmans
Publisher: Paulist Press
Total Pages: 140
Release: 1990
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780809131815

Provides a basic knowledge of Islamic beliefs and practices so that Christians may be better prepared to engage in dialogue with Muslims.

The Interfaith Movement

The Interfaith Movement
Author: John Fahy
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 310
Release: 2019-09-05
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0429885601

Although its beginnings can be traced back to the late 19th century, the interfaith movement has only recently begun to attract mainstream attention, with governments, religious leaders and grassroots activists around the world increasingly turning to interfaith dialogue and collective action to address the challenges posed and explore the opportunities presented by religious diversity in a globalising world. This volume explores the history and development of the interfaith movement by engaging with new theoretical perspectives and a diverse range of case studies from around the world. The first book to bring together experts in the fields of religion, politics and social movement theory to offer an in-depth social analysis of the interfaith movement, it not only sheds new light on the movement itself, but challenges the longstanding academic division of labour that confines ‘religious’ and ‘social’ movements to separate spheres of inquiry.

Trialogue

Trialogue
Author: Leonard Swidler
Publisher: Twenty-Third Publications
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2007
Genre: Christianity and other religions
ISBN: 9781585955879

Author Leonard Swidler himself is one of the American originators of the term trialogue (words among three persons), and here he raises it to a new level as he shares the podium with professors Reuven Firestone and Khalid Duran. These three professors, beginning with Firestone and Judaism, present their faith traditions and the challenges as well as possibilities for genuine trialogue. Each offers invaluable insights into the ways they share Hebraic roots and Abrahamic traditions and how their beliefs and practices have evolved through the centuries up to and including the present. Throughout the text, readers are encouraged to pause for reflection and/or discussion of the key points presented by the authors. This is a fascinating, enlightening, and highly recommended introduction to these three great faith traditions and how they evolved and are practiced today.

Common Words in Muslim-Christian Dialogue

Common Words in Muslim-Christian Dialogue
Author: Vebjørn Horsfjord
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2017-10-23
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9004358234

In Common Words in Muslim-Christian Dialogue Vebjørn L. Horsfjord offers an analysis of texts from an international dialogue process between Christian and Muslim leaders. Through detailed engagement with the Muslim dialogue letter A Common Word between Us and You (2007) and a large number of Christian responses to it, the study analyses the dialogue process in the wake of the Muslim initiative and shows how the various texts gain meaning through their interaction. The author uses tools from critical discourse analysis and speech act analysis and claims that the Islamic dialogue initiative became more important as an invitation to Muslim-Christian dialogue than as theological reflection. He shows how Christian leaders systematically chose to steer the dialogue process towards practical questions about peaceful coexistence and away from theological issues.

Connecting Christ

Connecting Christ
Author: Paul Louis Metzger
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2012-05-07
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0849949971

We live in a multifaith society: an ever-growing, diverse cultural climate, where no religion is viewed as having a monopoly on truth. It is important when that Christ-followers not only share the Word of God but also listen and learn how to interact meaningfully with those of diverse perspectives as we engage in life’s most important conversations. Connecting Christ encourages believers to be not only better communicators and witnesses but also listeners to people of other worldviews and traditions—skills that are crucial in defending against today’s negative connotations and ineffective approaches associated with Christian evangelism. With extensive commentary from leaders of various walks of faith and life — from Judaism to Islam and Buddhism to atheism —theologian and author Dr. Paul Louis Metzger offers a spiritual compass to help navigate the intimidating yet critical dialogue of conveying our faith in Christ. Filled with practical guidance and insight into controversial topics, such as hell, fascism, and homosexuality, Connecting Christ reveals that there is a way of evangelizing that is neither disengaging monologue nor silent, lifestyle ministry but is, instead, an approach for evangelism and dialogue to go hand-in-hand. We must remove ourselves as the stumbling block to salvation for others and embrace a way to proclaim the uncommon, compassionate God revealed in Jesus Christ—the Savior this world is dying to know.

A Common Word

A Common Word
Author: Miroslav Volf
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2010
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0802863809

A letter printed in the pages of The New York times in 2007 acknowledged differences between Christianity and Islam but contended that "righteousness and good works" should be the only areas in which the two compete. That letter and a collaborative Christian response appear in this volume, which includes subsequent dialogue between Muslim and Christian scholars.

A World of Inequalities

A World of Inequalities
Author: Lucinda Mosher
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Total Pages: 254
Release: 2021-02-16
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1626168105

In this volume, leading Christian and Muslim scholars respond to the global crisis of inequality by demanding and modeling interreligious dialogue. Essays explore the roots of these realities, how they are treated in Christian and Muslim traditions and texts, and how the two faiths can work together to address inequality.