Freedom: Christian and Muslim Perspectives

by Lucinda Mosher (Editor), Rosalee Velloso Ewell (Contribution by), Tuba Isik (Contribution by), Azza Karam (Contribution by), Abdullah Saeed (Contribution by)

Overview

Freedom: Christian and Muslim Perspectives considers how these two faith communities have historically addressed freedom. Through a series of essays, historical and scriptural texts, and reflections, this unique interreligious dialogue provides needed context for deeper understanding of interfaith relations, from ancient to modern times.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781647121280
Publisher:	Georgetown University Press
Publication date:	12/01/2021
Pages:	232
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.53(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Lucinda Mosher is the rapporteur of the Building Bridges Seminar and editor or coeditor eight previous volumes generated by that dialogue. Concurrently, she is Hartford Seminary’s Faculty Associate in Chaplaincy and Interreligious Studies and an affiliate of its Macdonald Center for the Study of Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations. She holds a doctor of theology degree from the General Theological Seminary in New York City.

Table of Contents

Participants

Introduction

Part One: Overviews

Who Gets to Decide what Freedom Is?

A Christian Perspective C. Rosalee Velloso Ewell

God-Given Freedom: An Islamic Point of View Tuba Işik

Freedom in the Contemporary Context: Trends in Intersections of Religion, Development, and Foreign Policy Azza Karam

Part Two: Islamic Texts on Freedom

Aspects of Human Freedom: Reflections on Selections from the Quran and Hadith Abdullah Saeed

The Quran and Hadith on Freedom: Selections for Dialogue

Freedom as a Theme in Islamic Thought: An Introduction to Selected Pre-Modern Texts Lejla Demiri

Pre-Modern Islamic Writings on Freedom: Selected for Dialogue

Modern Muslim Elucidations and Contentions on Freedom: An Introduction to Texts for Dialogue Martin Nguyen

Islamic Thought from the Modern Period: Texts for Dialogue About Freedom

Part Three: Christian Texts on Freedom

Freedom in the Hebrew Bible: From Exodus to Ezekiel, by way of Reba McEntire and Rage against the Machine Christopher M. Hays

Old Testament Texts About Freedom: Selections for Dialogue

The Motif of Freedom in New Testament Texts: An Introduction Susan Eastman

New Testament Texts About Freedom: Selections for Dialogue

Thematic Dimensions of Freedom: Christian Texts from the Classical Period Jonathan Chaplin

Christian Thought on Freedom in the Classical Period: Selected Texts for Dialogue

Freedom in Modern Christian Thought: Introduction to Selected Texts Peniel Jesudason Rufus Rajkumar

Christian Writings from the Modern Period: Selections for Dialogue About Freedom

Part Four: Reflections

Conversations on the Theme of Freedom: Reflections on the Building Bridges Seminar at le Château de Bossey Lucinda Mosher

Subject Index

Scriptural Citation Index

About the Editor

What People are Saying About This

Todd Green

This impressive volume offers an inviting and innovative approach to Christian-Muslim dialogue through the prism of freedom. The contributors tackle the complexities of Christian and Muslim understandings of divine and human freedom without dismissing the different perspectives between and within the two traditions.

Editorial Reviews

[T]he book is an absorbing read which helps interreligious understanding and dialogue.

The Muslim World