Muslim and Christian Understanding: Theory and Application of "A Common Word"

by W. El-Ansary (Editor), D. Linnan (Editor)

Overview

This book explores 'A Common Word Between Us and You', a high-level ongoing Christian-Muslim dialogue process. The Common Word process was commenced by leading Islamic scholars and intellectuals as outreach in response to the Pope's much criticized Regensburg address of 2007.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780230103702
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication date:	11/26/2010
Edition description:	2010
Pages:	289
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

WALEED El-Ansary is an Assistant Professor of Human Sciences at the University of South Carolina, USA. DAVID LINNAN is an Associate Professor of Law at the University of South Carolina, USA.

Table of Contents

A Common Word Between Us and You: Motives and Applications; H.E.Shaykh Ali Goma'a A Common Word Initiative: Theoria and Praxis; S.Hossein Nasr The Power of Finding Common Ground: A Common Word and the Invitation to Understanding; The Right Reverend W.O.Gregg PART I: THEORY Theology Islam, Christianity, the Enlightenment: A Common Word and Muslim-Christian Relations; I.Kalin Mutual Theological Hospitality – Doing Theology in the Presence of the 'Other';  D.Madigan Mysticism Spirituality and Other Religions: Meditations Upon Some Deeper Dimensions of A Common Word; C.Dagli Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and Interfaith Dialogue: Mystical Principles, Practical Initiatives;  J.Chryssavgis Metaphysics What of the Word is Common?; J.Lumbard Disagreeing to Agree: A Christian Response to A Common Word; J.Cutsinger Theological Parallels and Metaphysical Meeting Points: Christ and the Word in Christianity and Islam; M.Dakake PART II: APPLICATIONS Environment and Climate Change Islamic Environmental Economics and the Three Dimensions of Islam: A Common Word on the Environment as Neighbor; W.El-Ansary Environmentalism as Modern Religion& Climate Change as the Secular Apocalypse: Reassessing the Role of Religion in Environmental Decision-making; C.Pinon Carlarne Humans Rights and Ethics A Common Word and Human Rights as Minimal Rules; N.Adams Improving Interfaith Relations with the Common Word Project; Q.-ul Huda Pluralism and Ethics as Competing Bases of Human Rights; S.Ruhaini Dzuhayatin Development A Common View of Development?; D.K.Linnan An Islamic Perspective on Economic Development; A.Mirakhor  & Z.Iqbal A Common Word, Development, and Human Rights: African and Catholic Perspectives; J.M.Isanga

Editorial Reviews

"A lively and diverse set of essays exploring the theological and moral implications of the Common Word. The emphasis on issues of economics and social justice is particularly to be welcomed." - Abdal Hakim Murad, Dean, the Cambridge Muslim College

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