Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Mystical Perspectives on the Love of God [electronic resource] /
Treflé Hidden, Sheelah.
Hidden, S.editor.
A collection of essays in which the possibilities of a deeper dialogue, by means of the contemplative traditions of the Abrahamic Faiths is explored. The book expounds an ageless, profound means of overcoming religious hatred and violence and awakening the beauty of unity in diversity.
Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1 Between Task and Gift: Jews, Christians, Muslims, and a Spirituality of Dialogue; Chapter 2 Maimonides Spirituality: Intellectual Mysticism and the Love of God; Chapter 3 Exchange of Life: The Love of God in the Orthodox Christian Tradition; Chapter 4 The Metaphysics of Oneness and Sanctifying Love in Islamic Mysticism; Chapter 5 The Love of God in the Jewish Mystical Tradition: Mysticism of Freedom and Commemoration versus Mysticism of Hope and
Chapter 6 The Uniting Wisdom of Love: The Story of a Late Medieval ControversyChapter 7 Themes of Love in Islamic Mystical Theology; List of Contributors; Index
Includes index.
A collection of essays in which the possibilities of a deeper dialogue, by means of the contemplative traditions of the Abrahamic Faiths is explored. The book expounds an ageless, profound means of overcoming religious hatred and violence and awakening the beauty of unity in diversity.
Religions.
Religion-History.
Spirituality.
Comparative Religion.
History of Religion.
Spirituality.