Peace-Building by, Between, and Beyond Muslims and Evangelical Christians

Mohammed Abu-Nimer; David Augsburger

doi:10.5771/9780739135235

Summary

This timely work addresses sensitive issues and relations between Muslims and Christians around the world. The book uniquely captures the opportunity for Christians and Muslims to come together and discuss pertinent issues such as pluralism, governance, preaching, Christian missionary efforts, and general misperceptions of Muslim and Christian communities. Joint authorship and discussion within the book is used to offer dialogue and responses between different contributors. This dialogue reveals that Christians and Muslims hold many things in common while having meaningful differences. It also shows the value of honestly sharing convictions while respecting and hearing the beliefs of another.

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Copyright year: 2009
ISBN-Print: 978-0-7391-3521-1
ISBN-Online: 978-0-7391-3523-5
Publisher: Lexington, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 310
Product type: Edited Book

1. Contents No access
2. Acknowledgments No access
3. Introduction No access
1. Chapter 01. The Practices of Forgiveness and Reconciliation in Conflict Transformation No access
2. Chapter 02. Forgiveness in Muslim Thoughtand Practice: Response to Augsburger’s “The Practices of Forgiveness and Reconciliation in Conflict Transformation” No access
3. Chapter 03. Muslim Perspectives on War and Peace No access
4. Chapter 04. Response to S. Ayse Kadayifci-Orellana’s “Perspectives on War and Peace” No access
5. Chapter 05. Ten Just-Peacemaking Practices That Work No access
6. Chapter 06. Response to Stassen’s “Ten Just-Peacemaking Practices That Work” No access
1. Chapter 07. The Qur’anic Perspective onReligious Pluralism No access
2. Chapter 08. I Am As My Servant Thinks of Me: Theology and Identity in a Plural Society No access
3. Chapter 09. Response to Hassan’s “The Qur’anic Perspective on Religious Pluralism” and Harris’s “I Am As My Servant Thinks of Me” No access
4. Chapter 10. Social Location and Christian Identity: Some Historical Perspectives No access
5. Chapter 11. Response to Shenk and Dueck’s “Social Location and Christian Identity” No access
1. Chapter 12. Theological Foundation of Interfaith Dialogue and Peaceful Coexistence: The Qur’an’s Universal Perspectives No access
2. Chapter 13. Fear and Muslim-Christian Conflict Transformation: Resources from Attachment Theory and Affect Regulation No access
3. Chapter 14. Toward Mutual Respectful Witness No access
4. Chapter 15. The Right to Religious Conversion: Between Apostasy and Proselytization No access
5. Chapter 16. Response to Chapters No access
6. Chapter 17. A Christian Response to Chapters on Interfaith Dialogue No access
1. Chapter 18. Rethinking Human Rights: A Common Challenge for Muslims and Christians No access
2. Chapter 19. Let Peace Flourish: Descriptive and Applied Research from the Conflict Transformation Study No access
3. Chapter 20. Abrahamic Faiths; Models of Interfaith Dialogue in the United States (A Case Study of Rochester, New York, Experience) No access
4. Chapter 21. Response to Part IV Chapters No access
Conclusion No access Pages 275 - 280
Appendix A No access Pages 281 - 282
Appendix B No access Pages 283 - 286
Appendix C No access Pages 287 - 288
Appendix D No access Pages 289 - 290
Appendix E No access Pages 291 - 298
Appendix F No access Pages 299 - 300
Index No access Pages 301 - 304
About the Contributors No access Pages 305 - 310