World Peace through Christian-Muslim Understanding

World Peace through Christian-Muslim Understanding
Author: Sarah Markiewicz
Publisher: V&R Unipress
Total Pages: 323
Release: 2016-10-10
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 3847005642

The open letter "A Common Word Between Us and You" (Amman, 2007) is a unique example of Christian-Muslim dialogue. The central message behind ACW is that the future of the world depends on peace between Muslims and Christians". ACW aims to achieve political change through theological argumentation. An improvement in Islam-West relations can be indirectly achieved through a focus on improving Christian-Muslim relations. This study investigates the genesis and fruits of ACW, highlighting the importance of a specific historical and sociopolitical "Sitz im Leben" which decisively influenced its form and content."

Muslim and Christian Understanding

Muslim and Christian Understanding
Author: W. El-Ansary
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 281
Release: 2010-11-26
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0230114407

This book explores 'A Common Word Between Us and You', a high-level ongoing Christian-Muslim dialogue process. The Common Word process was commenced by leading Islamic scholars and intellectuals as outreach in response to the Pope's much criticized Regensburg address of 2007.

Understanding World Religions

Understanding World Religions
Author: David Whitten Smith
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 489
Release: 2014-08-21
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1442226447

Understanding World Religions introduces students to major worldviews—including Hindu, Buddhist, Muslim, Jewish, Christian, Native American, and Marxist—through the lens of justice and peace. The second edition has been updated and revised throughout. After an introduction to key themes in studying world religion, chapters help students explore major traditions today. Each chapter takes a similar approach, examining several dimensions of each tradition—experiential and emotional, social and institutional, narrative or mythic, doctrinal and philosophical, practical and ritual, and ethical and legal. Chapters feature profiles of major peacemakers or groups to bring the traditions to life. Profiles range from Gandhi and Martin Luther King to Thich Nhat Hanh and Dorothy Day. Further chapters explore liberation theologies, active nonviolence, and just war theory. The second edition features a broader framework than the first edition and includes new material on non-religious ethical norms, Islamophobia, colonial evangelization, religion in China, and an updated examination of the Israel-Palestine conflict. Understanding World Religions remains a powerful introduction to major worldviews with an emphasis on practical connections to peace and justice.

Islam, Jerusalem, and World Peace

Islam, Jerusalem, and World Peace
Author: M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen
Publisher: The Fellowship Press
Total Pages: 343
Release: 2017-12-31
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1943388016

What is Islam? Why do Muslims say Islam is peaceful? This book speaks not only to Muslims, but to all humankind as well, about the tragic situation in the world today. The remarkable words of Muhammad Raheem Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (Ral.) address the endless conflicts in Jerusalem. His words show us what must be done to achieve true peace in Jerusalem, in the world, and in our hearts. “Everything is there, in Jerusalem. That is why everyone has fought over it. Those with faith have fought over it, and those without faith have fought over it. All they have found is destruction. No one who ruled there ever remained there. They ruled for just a few short days. Thus, we who are here now must think of this. Think of this, you who are here now. It can bring a great benefit. Everything can change.” – M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen “Jerusalem today demonstrates the proof of how places of worship to which everyone should be able to go in unity are turned into battlefields. All of us must understand the battlefield in which the proof has been revealed. All of us must understand this. We who have been born as human beings must realize the words of the prophets, the commandments of God, and their instructions of unity. No one who ruled in Jerusalem in the past is there anymore. Not one person who came to rule Egypt, Jerusalem, or the world is still there.” – M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen

Understanding Christian-Muslim Relations

Understanding Christian-Muslim Relations
Author: Clinton Bennett
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 269
Release: 2008-04-10
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1441180303

For centuries Christians and Muslims have engaged with each other in manifold ways, peaceful and otherwise, be it in scholarly study, or in war and colonization. Today, Christians represent an influential body of opinion that largely perceives Islam, post 9/11, as a threat. Yet Muslims represent approximately one third of the world's population. Improved understanding between Christians and Muslims is therefore crucial and a prerequisite for universal peace and justice. This book aims to investigate Islam's place in the world, Muslim aspirations vis-a-vis non-Muslims and the realities of how Muslims are perceived and how they perceive others. Each chapter analyses accessible texts from central thinkers and commentators, broadly split into two camps: confrontational or conciliatory. Christian-Muslim relations are set in the wider context of civilizational, geo-political and economic interaction between the Muslim world and the historically Christian West.

Understanding Islam and the Muslims

Understanding Islam and the Muslims
Author: T. J. Winter
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2002
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781887752473

Answers many common questions about Muslims and Islam, discussing the faith's views on Jesus, jihad, women, marriage, and other topics.

The Concept of Peace in Judaism, Christianity and Islam

The Concept of Peace in Judaism, Christianity and Islam
Author: Georges Tamer
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 182
Release: 2020-10-26
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 3110682028

The eighth volume of the series "Key Concepts of Interreligious Discourses" investigates the roots of the concept of "peace" in Judaism, Christianity and Islam and its relevance for the present time. Facing present violent conflicts waged and justified by religious ideas or reasons, peace building prevails in current debates about religion and peace. Here the central question is: How may traditional sources in religions help to put down the weapons and create a society in which everyone can live safely without hostilities and the threat of violence? When we take the Sacred Scriptures of Judaism, Christianity and Islam into consideration it becomes obvious that the term "peace" and its equivalents in Hebrew, Greek and Arabic describe, at first, an ideal state based on the "love" / "mercy" of God to his creation. It is a divine gift that brings inward peace to the individuum and outer peace resting upon justice and equality. One main task of Jews, Christian and Muslims in the history is to find out how to bring down this transcendent ideal upon earth. The volume presents the concept of "peace" in its different aspects as anchored in the traditions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. It unfolds commonalities and differences between the three monotheistic religions as well as the manifold discourses about peace within these three traditions. The book offers fundamental knowledge about the specific understanding of peace in each one of these traditions, their interdependencies and their relationship to secular world views.

Peacemaking and the Challenge of Violence in World Religions

Peacemaking and the Challenge of Violence in World Religions
Author: Irfan A. Omar
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2015-06-22
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1118953428

Written by top practitioner-scholars who bring a critical yet empathetic eye to the topic, this textbook provides a comprehensive look at peace and violence in seven world religions. Offers a clear and systematic narrative with coverage of Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and Native American religions Introduces a different religion and its sacred texts in each chapter; discusses ideas of peace, war, nonviolence, and permissible violence; recounts historical responses to violence; and highlights individuals within the tradition working toward peace and justice Examines concepts within their religious context for a better understanding of the values, motivations, and ethics involved Includes student-friendly pedagogical features, such as enriching end-of-chapter critiques by practitioners of other traditions, definitions of key terms, discussion questions, and further reading sections

CHRISTIANITY AND WORLD PEACE

CHRISTIANITY AND WORLD PEACE
Author: Dr.LI JIN WEI
Publisher: LI JIN WEI
Total Pages: 166
Release: 2022-05-14
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1999422236

Christianity has contributed significantly to world peace. Through organizations, interfaith dialogue, community statements, etc., Christianity operates in a supportive world and allows others to participate, thus creating world peace. Followers of Christianity used the New Testament for guidance on spending their lives in harmony. As an example of peace, Jesus Christ is represented in the New Testament as a man who promoted nonviolence and served as an example of peace. A person must first be spiritually calm to express his feelings of inner peace. The Christian principles of nonviolence, justice, reconciliation, and compassion can be found in the New Testament. They can do that with the teachings of Jesus Christ, which are found in the New Testament and the Old Testament. There is a lot of false criticism of this religion, exposing it as a source of violence and a religion that speaks of peace. The Bible’s teachings of non-violence, compassion, and tolerance strengthen their peace. Christianity has contributed to world peace through organizations such as the ‘United Nations, which uses several programs, including peacebuilding in conflict zones, eradicating poverty, and exploiting the health and well-being of children. This organization has been operating at the international level to achieve peace and has contributed to world peace. Christianity can contribute to world peace in a variety of ways. One of these schools is a partnership with live projects. These programs are designed to promote peace and harmony and encourage Christians and non-Christians to live in peace independently. One such project is the European Union in Europe, run by European states to work for the safety and security of Christina countries and offers a wide range of education. This project does not attempt to provide a straightforward answer to the most difficult questions as to whether religion is the cause of the conflict, and if so, how can religious violence against the opening of the new Millennium be prevented? Instead, it shows the translation lenses and the language we use to deal with these questions. It is also a modest effort to provide clever tools to deal with the multi-faceted concept of ‘religion’ in conflict situations and build global peace. This book explores and analyzes the relationship between faith and conflict without producing a comprehensive review of existing literature that focuses on these principles or on understanding the violence between the world’s ideological systems. The aim is to identify the religious aspects and translation styles presented by scholars interested in the same questions but from different disciplines. I hope that this effort will contribute to education in the growing sector and address policymakers and the general public's real concerns and pressures. This is especially important as the international community has gradually eroded its ‘worldly skepticism’ and has raised, over the past 20 years, the realization of ‘religious issues’ in diplomacy and foreign affairs (see, among others: Johnston and Sampson 1995; Johnston 2003; Thomas 2005; Hill 2013; UNFPA 2014; Mandaville and Silvestri 2015). In this endeavour, however, we must be careful not to promote religion as a source of violence. Much of the current debate on religion and violence and the anti-racism religion are based on an incomprehensible understanding of religion and religious violence and how this distinguishes it from national violence. Focusing on the ‘myth’ of religious violence, Jesus warns/ prevents us from confronting the violence and the various situations, ideas, practices, and symptoms that emerge and spread under them.