Humanity
Subtitle: texts and contexts : Christian and Muslim perspectives : a record of the sixth Building Bridges seminar convened by the Archbishop of Canterbury, National University of Singapore, December 2007
By: Michael Ipgrave and David Marshall, editors
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 158
ISBN-13: 9781589017160
Subjects: Congresses; Christianity and other religions; Islam; Human beings; Theological anthropology; Relations; Christianity
Description: "Humanity: Texts and Contexts is a record of the 2007 Singapore "Building Bridges" seminar, an annual dialogue between Muslim and Christian scholars cosponsored by Georgetown University and the Archbishop of Canterbury. This volume explores three central questions: What does it mean to be human? What is the significance of the diversity that is evident among human beings? And what are the challenges that humans face living within the natural world? A distinguished group of scholars focuses on the theological responses to each of these questions, drawing on the wealth of material found in both Christian and Islamic scriptures. Part one lays out the three issues of human identity, difference, and guardianship. Part two explores scriptural texts side by side, pairing Christian and Islamic scholars who examine such themes as human dignity, human alienation, human destiny, humanity and gender, humanity and diversity, and humanity and the environment. In addition to contributions from an international cast of outstanding scholars, the book includes an afterword by Archbishop Rowan Williams." -- Publihser's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.