The Community of Believers: Christian and Muslim Perspectives

by Lucinda Mosher (Editor), David Marshall (Editor), Gavin D'Costa (Contribution by), Abdullah Saeed (Contribution by), Lucy Gardner (Contribution by)

Overview

The Community of Believers offers the proceedings of the 2013 Building Bridges seminar, a dialogue between leading Christian and Muslim scholars under the stewardship of Georgetown University.

These essays consider such themes as the Church as mystical body of Christ versus the Church as proclamation; the roots and uses of the term ummah and its development over time; Christian desires for communion, experiences of division, and approaches to unity; the history of Muslim disunity; twentieth-century Christian ecclesiology and its responses to a post-Christendom and post-Christian world; and the Arab Spring as a case study for contemplating accommodationism, conservatism, reformism, and fundamentalism as Muslim strategies to address the pressures of modernism. The volume also includes texts and commentaries used in the seminar’s discussions of each topic and a concluding essay summarizing the tone, content, and style of participant exchanges throughout the seminar.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781626161962
Publisher:	Georgetown University Press
Publication date:	05/06/2015
Pages:	186
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Lucinda Mosher is faculty associate in interfaith studies and director of the Multifaith Chaplaincy Program at the Hartford Seminary and assistant academic director of the Building Bridges Seminar.

David Marshall is associate professor of the practice of Christian-Muslim relations at Duke Divinity School and academic director of the Building Bridges seminar.

Table of Contents

ParticipantsIntroductionPart I: The Nature and Purpose of the CommunityThe Nature and Purpose of the Christian Community (the Church) The Nature and Purpose of the Community (Ummah) in the Qur’an Scripture Dialogue I: God’s People Israel and the Church Scripture Dialogue II: The Umma and Earlier Religious Communities Scripture Dialogue III: The Nature and Purpose of the Church Scripture Dialogue IV: The Nature and Purpose of the Umma Part II: Unity and Disunity in the Life of the CommunityPerspectives on Christian Desires for Communion and Experiences of Division (or, The History of the Church in Half a Chapter!) Unity and Disunity in the Life of the Muslim Community Scripture Dialogue V: Unity and Disunity in the Church Scripture Dialogue VI: Unity and Disunity in the Umma Part III: Continuity and Change in the Life of the Community Continuity and Change in the Life of the Community: Muslims’ Changing Attitudes to Change The Christian Church Facing Itself and Facing the World: An Ecumenical Overview of Modern Christian Ecclesiology Scripture Dialogue VII: Continuity and Change in the Church Scripture Dialogue VIII: Continuity and Change in the Umma Part IV: ReflectionConversations in Doha Index

What People are Saying About This

Zeki Saritoprak

Understanding one another is key to building stronger Christian/Muslim bonds. This volume of essays and associated religious texts provides a basis for dialogue in three timely areas of Christian/Muslim relations all focusing on issues of community. The format of the book provides readers with a strong source for developing new conversations between Christians and Muslims as well as bringing new topics to bear on existing dialogue efforts.

From the Publisher

"The Community of Believers is the twelfth volume in what is arguably the most important extended series of scriptural and theological interfaith conversations: the Building Bridges seminars, originated by the Archbishop of Canterbury and now supported by Georgetown University."—Dr. Pim Valkenberg, The Catholic University of America

"Understanding one another is key to building stronger Christian/Muslim bonds. This volume of essays and associated religious texts provides a basis for dialogue in three timely areas of Christian/Muslim relations all focusing on issues of community. The format of the book provides readers with a strong source for developing new conversations between Christians and Muslims as well as bringing new topics to bear on existing dialogue efforts. "—Zeki Saritoprak, Director, Bediüzzaman Said Nursi Chair in Islamic Studies, John Carroll University

Dr. Pim Valkenberg

The Community of Believers is the twelfth volume in what is arguably the most important extended series of scriptural and theological interfaith conversations: the Building Bridges seminars, originated by the Archbishop of Canterbury and now supported by Georgetown University.

Editorial Reviews

The strengths of these volumes are numerous. . . . The Building Bridges seminar stands as a sign of hope for future engagement.

Biblioteca

The Community of Believers is the twelfth volume in what is arguably the most important extended series of scriptural and theological interfaith conversations: the Building Bridges seminars, originated by the Archbishop of Canterbury and now supported by Georgetown University.

Dr. Pim Valkenberg

Understanding one another is key to building stronger Christian/Muslim bonds. This volume of essays and associated religious texts provides a basis for dialogue in three timely areas of Christian/Muslim relations all focusing on issues of community. The format of the book provides readers with a strong source for developing new conversations between Christians and Muslims as well as bringing new topics to bear on existing dialogue efforts.

Zeki Saritoprak