Christianity and Islam
Contributors: Baylor University. Center for Christian Ethics
Series: Christian reflection : a series in faith and ethics -- 15; Christian reflection : a series in faith and ethics -- 15.
Publisher: Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Waco, TX
Language: eng
Number of pages: 93
Subjects: Relations; Islam; Interfaith relations; Christianity and other religions; Christianity
Description: "Christians should 'think through' Islam in four ways, Mark Swanson has urged: 'to think about things' by means of' Islam; to get Islam straight in their own thinking; rigorously to interrogate and be interrogated by Islam; and to bear witness to Muslims in mutual engagement.'Our contributors explore how similar are Muslim notions of God, peace, justice, and modesty to their Christian counterparts. They ask how, in a world polarized by Western visions of empire and Islamic revivalism, we can live and communicate the Gospel over the din of politics and culture. For instance, as we read Scripture with Jewish and Muslim friends, Kristen Lindbeck writes, we not only learn 'about' but also learn 'from' these Abrahamic traditions. We may broach even the hard issues among these faiths in an atmosphere of friendship, humility, and mutual respect. Christian Reflection is an ideal resource for discipleship training in the church. Multiple copies are available for group study at $3.00 per copy. The study guides and lesson plans integrate Bible study, prayer, and worship to help us explore fruitful new avenues of engagement between Christianity and Islam. The guides can be used in a series or individually. You may download and reproduce them for personal or group use"--Publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: No God but God / A. Christian van Gorder; title: How Muslims see us / Donald Wagner; title: Wise foreign relations / Charles Strohmer; title: Peace and justice in the Qur'an / Mustansir Mir; title: Reading together / Kristen Lindbeck; title: Beyond the veil / Evelyne A. Reisacher; title: Christian dialogue with Islamic art / Heidi J. Hornik; title: Hear the prophet speak of water / Terry W. York and C. David Bolin; title: Worship service / Karen Thomas Smith; title: God is greater / Karen Thomas Smith; title: Reading Locke on the Tigris / J. Mark Long; title: Questions rooted in faith and history / Kurt J. Werthmuller; title: First steps in understanding / Dale F. Walker.