Crossing Confessional Boundaries
Subtitle: Exemplary Lives in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Traditions
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 2020
Language: eng
Number of pages: 360
ISBN-13: 9780520287914
Subjects: Religion
Description: "Arguably the single most important element in Abrahamic cross-confessional relations has been an ongoing mutual interest in perennial spiritual and ethical exemplars of one another's communities. Ranging from Late Antiquity through the Middle Ages, 'Crossing Confessional Boundaries' explores the complex roles played by saints, sages, and Friends of God in the communal and intercommunal lives of Christians, Muslims, and Jews across the Mediterranean world, from Spain and North Africa to the Middle East to the Balkans. By examining these stories in their broad institutional, social, and cultural contexts, 'Crossing Confessional Boundaries' reveals unique theological insights into the interlocking histories of the Abrahamic faiths."--