Muslims, Christians, and the Challenge of Interfaith Dialogue

Erscheinungsjahr 2008
ISBN: 978-0-19-530731-3
Verlag: ACADEMIC

Buch, Englisch, 200 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 473 g

The attacks of September 11, 2001 instantly heightened the American public's sensitivity toward matters of religious difference. Many Americans realized not only that non-Muslims need to learn more about Islam, but also that Muslims must better understand and articulate their own faith to themselves and others. In this volume, Jane Idleman Smith examines the current American Christian-Muslim dialogue, contextualized both through the history of Islam and of the contemporary West. As we approach the sixth anniversary of 9/11, Smith dares to ask what progress has been made through this dialogue, what happens when that dialogue fails, and what direction it will take in the years to come.

Smith examines the recent theological writings of both Catholics and Protestants about dialogue and pluralism, and shows that since 9/11 a few Muslim scholars in the West have also begun to write about these issues. Now, she argues, many Christians and Muslims are expressing their desire to move beyond theological discussion into what is often called the "dialogue of engagement." As evidence, she points to initiatives among young people, women, and African Americans as they attempt to find ways to work together in local projects of justice and community service. Throughout the book, one hears the personal voices of these Muslim and Christian participants in the American interfaith dialogue.

While many of the encounters between Islam and Christianity over the past 14 centuries have been peaceful, Americans know little about the history of religious interaction beyond the Crusades or the fear Europe felt in the face of the invasions of the Turks. This volume is intended to educate Americans about the great diversity of Muslims in this country while illustrating how Christians and Muslims are coming together, not only to talk to each other, but to work together for the common good.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Smith, Jane I.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam & Islamische Studien
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Systematische Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Vergleichende Religionswissenschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christentum/Christliche Theologie Allgemein Christentum und Weltreligionen, Weltethos
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam und Weltreligionen, Weltethos

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Chapter One.: Encountering Each Other

- Chapter Two.: The Legacy of Engagement

- Chapter Three.: Islam: A Truly American Religion?

- Chapter Four.: Models of Christian-Muslim Dialogue in America

- Chapter Five.: When Dialogue Goes Wrong

- Chapter Six.: The Pluralist Imperative: Christian Perspectives

- Chapter Seven.: The Pluralist Imperative: Muslim Perspectives

- Chapter Eight.: New Directions

Über Autor(innen)

Jane Idleman Smith is Professor of Islamic Studies and Co-Director of the Macdonald Center for the Study of Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations, Hartford Seminary, Hartford CT. Her book Islam in America won a Silver Award in the Religion Category of Foreward Magazine's Book Awards