People of the Book (eBook)

An Interfaith Dialogue about How Jews, Christians and Muslims Understand Their Sacred Scriptures

George Chryssides, Dan Cohn-Sherbok, Usama Hasan (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2018
288 Seiten
Jessica Kingsley Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-78450-366-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Exploring the writings of the Torah, Bible and Qu'ran, this book presents a lively and thoughtful discussion of scripture's role in contemporary faith. Analysing the many theological, political and social issues that divide or unite different religious traditions, it reveals modern inspiration, truth and guidance can be drawn from three Holy Writs.

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What is the role of scripture in illuminating the lives of the faithful today? In this book, three experts in Judaism, Christianity and Islam respectively discuss and debate this question, by exploring the core messages of the Torah, Bible and Qu'ran. Taking a deeper look at the wide range of theological, political and social issues that divide (and sometimes unite) their religions, they reveal how inspiration and guidance can be drawn not only on life's big questions such as sin and the afterlife, but also on societal issues including war, suffering, marriage and justice.

Autor

Dan Cohn-Sherbok is Professor Emeritus of Judaism, an American rabbi and the author of numerous books dealing with the Jewish heritage and interfaith dialogue.George Chryssides is an honorary research fellow in Contemporary Religion at York St John University and the University of Birmingham, UK.Usama Hasan is a UK-based imam, scientist and translator of classical Islamic works. He is currently a contributor to BBC Radio 4's Thought For The Day.

Inhalt

Introduction: Disputations Ancient and Modern. Part One. 1. God. 2. Creation. 3. Divine Immanence. 4. Providence. 5. Revelation. 6. Law. 7. Sin and Repentance. 8. Prophecy. 9. Promised Land. 10. Afterlife. Part Two. 11. Social Justice. 12. War and Peace. 13. Diet. 14. Women. 15. Marriage and Family Life. 16. Wealth. 17. Rites and Sacraments. 18. Antisemitism. 19. Other Faiths, Evangelism, Christian and Muslim Claims to Exclusivity. 20. Suffering.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 21.9.2018
• Vorwort: Marcus Braybrooke
• Zusatzinfo: n/a
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Judentum
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Islam
• Schlagworte: Christianity • Faith • Islam • Judaism • Justice • marriage • Peace • Religion • Suffering • war
• ISBN-10: 1-78450-366-5 / 1784503665
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78450-366-6 / 9781784503666