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Found by Love - A Hindu priest encounters Jesus Christ (Paperback): Rahil Patel Found by Love - A Hindu priest encounters Jesus Christ (Paperback)
Rahil Patel 1
R316 R261 Discovery Miles 2 610 Save R55 (17%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

The true story of a successful Hindu priest whose world was changed by an unexpected encounter with the love of Jesus Christ.

Buddhist Responses to Christianity in Postwar Taiwan - Awakening the World (Hardcover, 0): Scott Pacey Buddhist Responses to Christianity in Postwar Taiwan - Awakening the World (Hardcover, 0)
Scott Pacey
R3,651 Discovery Miles 36 510 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

After the Communist victory in China's civil war, Taiwan, then governed by the KMT (or Nationalist Party), became a focal point for both Buddhist and Christian activity in the Chinese world. Focusing on some of the most influential monastics of the time, this study considers Buddhist responses to Christianity during its subsequent period of growth on the island. Drawing on Buddhist and Christian publications, it shows that interfaith competition, and political context, are important in shaping religious identity and driving the religious engagement with modernity. Buddhist Responses to Christianity in Postwar Taiwan: Awakening the World will be of interest to historians of Buddhism, Chinese religion and Taiwanese society, and to those with an interest in interfaith dialogue more generally.

When Christians First Met Muslims - A Sourcebook of the Earliest Syriac Writings on Islam (Paperback): Michael Philip Penn When Christians First Met Muslims - A Sourcebook of the Earliest Syriac Writings on Islam (Paperback)
Michael Philip Penn
R959 R785 Discovery Miles 7 850 Save R174 (18%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The first Christians to meet Muslims were not Latin-speaking Christians from the western Mediterranean or Greek-speaking Christians from Constantinople but rather Christians from northern Mesopotamia who spoke the Aramaic dialect of Syriac. Living under Muslim rule from the seventh century to the present, Syriac Christians wrote the first and most extensive accounts of Islam, describing a complicated set of religious and cultural exchanges not reducible to the solely antagonistic. Through its critical introductions and new translations of this invaluable historical material, When Christians First Met Muslims allows scholars, students, and the general public to explore the earliest interactions between what eventually became the world's two largest religions, shedding new light on Islamic history and Christian-Muslim relations.

The Possibility of Convivence in Nigeria - Towards Intercultural Hermeneutics and Religion in Dialogue (Paperback): Felix... The Possibility of Convivence in Nigeria - Towards Intercultural Hermeneutics and Religion in Dialogue (Paperback)
Felix Ikeagwuchi Agbara
R743 Discovery Miles 7 430 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Despite the present-day democratic government's commitment to human rights, socio-cultural and religious clashes still pose a threat to Nigeria. As a panacea a split according to ethnic and religious boundaries has been suggested; on the other hand upholding the different strands might spell greater benefits for the country's development. The basic assumption of both views is that ethnic and religious pluralism have led to conflicts, but that they are fuelled by politics, inequitable distribution of economic goods and the negative forces of globalization. In this project, examining these conflicts and the efforts made to resolve them, particular attention will be paid to dialogue and reconciliation. The key practice suggested is convivence: a symbiosis of interactive and interpenetrative approaches, based on intercultural and interreligious hermeneutical perspectives.

Governing the Sacred - Political Toleration in Five Contested Sacred Sites (Hardcover): Yuval Jobani, Nahshon Perez Governing the Sacred - Political Toleration in Five Contested Sacred Sites (Hardcover)
Yuval Jobani, Nahshon Perez
R3,829 Discovery Miles 38 290 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Holy sites are often at the center of intense contestation between different groups regarding a wide variety of issues, including ownership, access, usage rights, permissible religious conduct, and many others. They are often the source of intractable long-standing conflicts and extreme violence. These difficulties are exemplified by the five sites profiled in Governing the Sacred : Devils Tower National Monument (Wyoming, US), Babri Masjid/Ram Janmabhoomi (Uttar-Pradesh, India), the Western Wall (Jerusalem), the Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Jerusalem), and the Temple Mount/Haram esh-Sharif (Jerusalem). Telling the fascinating stories of these high-profile contested sites, the authors develop and critically explore five different models of governing such sites: "non-interference," "separation and division," "preference," "status-quo," and "closure." Each model relies on different sets of considerations; central among them are trade-offs between religious liberty and social order. This novel typology aims to assist democratic governments in their attempt to secure public order and mutual toleration among opposed groups in contested sacred sites.

Inheriting Abraham - The Legacy of the Patriarch in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam (Hardcover): Jon D. Levenson Inheriting Abraham - The Legacy of the Patriarch in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam (Hardcover)
Jon D. Levenson
R762 R658 Discovery Miles 6 580 Save R104 (14%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Jews, Christians, and Muslims supposedly share a common religious heritage in the patriarch Abraham, and the idea that he should serve only as a source of unity among the three traditions has become widespread in both scholarly and popular circles. But in "Inheriting Abraham," Jon Levenson reveals how the increasingly conventional notion of the three equally "Abrahamic" religions derives from a dangerous misunderstanding of key biblical and Qur'anic texts, fails to do full justice to any of the traditions, and is often biased against Judaism in subtle and pernicious ways.

Calling in Today's World - Voices from Eight Faith Perspectives (Paperback): Kathleen A. Cahalan, Douglas J. Schuurman Calling in Today's World - Voices from Eight Faith Perspectives (Paperback)
Kathleen A. Cahalan, Douglas J. Schuurman
R574 R492 Discovery Miles 4 920 Save R82 (14%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The concept of "vocation" or "calling" is a distinctively Christian concern, grounded in the long-held belief that we find our meaning, purpose, and fulfillment in God. But what about religions other than Christianity? What does it mean for someone from another faith tradition to understand calling or vocation? In this book contributors with expertise in Catholic and Protestant Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism and Daoism, and secular humanism explore the idea of calling in these various faith traditions. The contributors each search their respective tradition's sacred texts, key figures, practices, and concepts for wisdom on the meaning of vocation. By seeking comparative insights from diverse faith traditions, say Kathleen Cahalan and Douglas Schuurman, we can all increase and improve our efforts to build a better, more humane world.

Religious Talk Online - The Evangelical Discourse of Muslims, Christians, and Atheists (Hardcover): Stephen Pihlaja Religious Talk Online - The Evangelical Discourse of Muslims, Christians, and Atheists (Hardcover)
Stephen Pihlaja
R2,729 Discovery Miles 27 290 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In the online world, people argue about anything and everything - religion is no exception. Stephen Pihlaja investigates how several prominent social media figures present views about religion in an environment where their positions are challenged. The analysis shows how conflict creates a space for users to share, explain, and develop their opinions and beliefs, by making appeals to both a core audience of like-minded viewers and a broader audience of viewers who are potentially interested in the claims, ambivalent, or openly hostile. The book argues that in the back-and-forth of these arguments, the positions that users take in response to the arguments of others have consequences for how religious talk develops, and potentially for how people understand and practice their beliefs in the twenty-first century. Based on original empirical research, it addresses long-debated questions in sociolinguistics and discourse analysis regarding the role of language in building solidarity, defining identity and establishing genres and registers of interaction.

From Jerusalem to Timbuktu - A World Tour of the Spread of Christianity (Paperback): Brian C. Stiller From Jerusalem to Timbuktu - A World Tour of the Spread of Christianity (Paperback)
Brian C. Stiller
R425 R348 Discovery Miles 3 480 Save R77 (18%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Christianity started in Jerusalem. For many centuries it was concentrated in the West, in Europe and North America. But in the past century the church expanded rapidly across Africa, Latin America, and Asia. Thus Christianity's geographic center of density is now in the West African country of Mali-in Timbuktu. What led to the church's vibrant growth throughout the Global South? Brian Stiller identifies five key factors that have shaped the church, from a renewed openness to the move of the Holy Spirit to the empowerment of indigenous leadership. While in some areas Christianity is embattled and threatened, in many places it is flourishing as never before. Discover the surprising story of the global advance of the gospel. And be encouraged that Jesus' witness continues to the ends of the earth.

Jews and Christians in Medieval Castile - Tradition, Coexistence, and Change (Paperback): Maya Soifer Irish Jews and Christians in Medieval Castile - Tradition, Coexistence, and Change (Paperback)
Maya Soifer Irish
R931 Discovery Miles 9 310 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Jews and Christians in Medieval Castile examines the changes in Jewish-Christian relations in the Iberian kingdom of Castile during the pivotal period of the reconquest and the hundred years that followed the end of its most active phase (eleventh to mid-fourteenth century). The study's focus on the Christian heartland north of the Duero River, known as Old Castile, allows for a detailed investigation of the Jews' changing relations with the area's main power players-the monarchy, the church, and the towns. In a departure from previous assessments, Soifer Irish shows that the institutional and legal norms of toleration for the Jewish minority were forged not along the military frontier with Islam, but in the north of Castile. She argues that the Jews' relationship with the Castilian monarchy was by far the most significant factor that influenced their situation in the kingdom, but also demonstrates that this relationship was inherently problematic. Although during the early centuries of Christian expansion the Jewish communities benefited from a strong royal power, after about 1250 helping maintain it proved to be costly to the Jewish communities in economic and human terms. Soifer Irish demonstrates that while some Castilian clergymen were vehemently anti-Jewish, the Castilian Church as a whole never developed a coordinated strategy on the Jews, or even showed much interest in the issue. The opposite is true about the townsmen, whose relations with their Jewish neighbors vacillated between cooperation and conflict. In the late thirteenth century, the Crown's heavy-handed tactics in enforcing the collection of outstanding debts to Jewish moneylenders led to the breakdown in the negotiations between the Jewish and Christian communities, creating a fertile ground for the formation of an anti-Jewish discourse in Castilian towns. Soifer Irish also examines the Jews' attitudes toward the various powers in the Christian society and shows that they were active players in the kingdom's politics. Jews and Christians in Medieval Castile breaks new ground in helping us understand more fully the tensions, and commonalities, between groups of different faiths in the late medieval period.

The Death of Jesus the Jew - Midrash in the Shadow of the Holocaust (Paperback): Peter Keenan The Death of Jesus the Jew - Midrash in the Shadow of the Holocaust (Paperback)
Peter Keenan
R332 R300 Discovery Miles 3 000 Save R32 (10%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days
People of the Book - An Interfaith Dialogue about How Jews, Christians and Muslims Understand Their Sacred Scriptures... People of the Book - An Interfaith Dialogue about How Jews, Christians and Muslims Understand Their Sacred Scriptures (Paperback)
Dan Cohn-Sherbok, George Chryssides, Usama Hasan; Foreword by Marcus Braybrooke
R631 Discovery Miles 6 310 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

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.

Earth, Empire and Sacred Text - Muslims and Christians as Trustees of Creation (Paperback): David L. Johnston Earth, Empire and Sacred Text - Muslims and Christians as Trustees of Creation (Paperback)
David L. Johnston
R1,358 Discovery Miles 13 580 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Earth, Empire and Sacred Text examines the Muslim-Christian theology of creation and humanity, aiming to construct a dialogue to enable both faiths to work together to preserve our planet, to bring justice to its most needy inhabitants, and to contribute to peace-building. Earth, Empire and Sacred Text opens with an analysis of the influential shift from the Cartesian view of the autonomous, disembodied self to a self defined in discourse, community and culture. The "career" of Q. 2:30 (Adam's God-mandated trusteeship) is then traced, from Islamic commentaries of the classical period to writings of Muslim scholars in the modern and postmodern periods. This is examined alongside the concept of human trusteeship under God in Christian and Jewish writers. The book concludes by highlighting the essential elements for a Muslim-Christian theology of human trusteeship.

Blood and Belief - The Circulation of a Symbol between Jews and Christians (Paperback): David Biale Blood and Belief - The Circulation of a Symbol between Jews and Christians (Paperback)
David Biale
R754 R650 Discovery Miles 6 500 Save R104 (14%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

"A wonderful, rich, and fascinating book, and a great read. Biale explores the meanings of blood within Jewish and Christian cultures from the blood of the sacrifices of the book of Leviticus to the blood of the Eucharist to the blood of medieval blood libels and the place of blood in Nazi ideology. Biale shows that blood symbolism stands at the center of the divide between Judaism and Christianity. This book will be the point of departure for all future studies of the subject."--Shaye J.D. Cohen, Harvard University
"I know of no other work that, through numerous insights and useful distinctions, so alerts us to and comprehensively documents the ongoing constitutive role of Christian and anti-Semitic perceptions of Jewish existence and the interactions between them. Whereas much contemporary historiography has become so specialized that historians have surrendered the larger picture, David Biale's panoramic perspective reveals the great value and interest of this work."--Steven E. Aschheim, author of "Beyond the Border: The German-Jewish Legacy Abroad"

SOCIETY, SPIRIT and SELF - Essays on the One Dance (Paperback): Robertson Work SOCIETY, SPIRIT and SELF - Essays on the One Dance (Paperback)
Robertson Work; Foreword by David Elliott
R566 R481 Discovery Miles 4 810 Save R85 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Ibn Arabi and the Contemporary West - Beshara and the Ibn Arabi Society (Paperback): Isobel Jeffery-Street Ibn Arabi and the Contemporary West - Beshara and the Ibn Arabi Society (Paperback)
Isobel Jeffery-Street
R778 Discovery Miles 7 780 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The influence of Ibn 'Arabi, the 12th century Andalusian mystic philosopher extended beyond the Muslim world from Spain, to China, to Indonesia. Interest in Ibn 'Arabi in the west has grown over the last century. "Ibn Arabi and the Contemporary West" examines 'Arabi's teachings through the work of the Beshara Trust and the Muhyiddin Ibn 'Arabi Society. The study investigates how the Beshara School has used Ibn 'Arabi's teachings in assisting a range of students from around the world towards personal, spiritual development and how the Muhyiddin Ibn 'Arabi Society has evolved into an international organisation with increasing influence in both the West and the Muslim world.

The Martyrdom of the Franciscans - Islam, the Papacy, and an Order in Conflict (Hardcover): Christopher MacEvitt The Martyrdom of the Franciscans - Islam, the Papacy, and an Order in Conflict (Hardcover)
Christopher MacEvitt
R1,760 Discovery Miles 17 600 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A study of three hundred years of medieval Franciscan history that focuses on martyrdom While hagiographies tell of Christian martyrs who have died in an astonishing number of ways and places, slain by members of many different groups, martyrdom in a Franciscan context generally meant death at Muslim hands; indeed, in Franciscan discourse, "death by Saracen" came to rival or even surpass other definitions of what made a martyr. The centrality of Islam to Franciscan conceptions of martyrdom becomes even more apparent—and problematic—when we realize that many of the martyr narratives were largely invented. Franciscan authors were free to choose the antagonist they wanted, Christopher MacEvitt observes, and they almost always chose Muslims. However, martyrdom in Franciscan accounts rarely leads to conversion of the infidel, nor is it accompanied, as is so often the case in earlier hagiographical accounts, by any miraculous manifestation. If the importance of preaching to infidels was written into the official Franciscan Rule of Order, the Order did not demonstrate much interest in conversion, and the primary efforts of friars in Muslim lands were devoted to preaching not to the native populations but to the Latin Christians—mercenaries, merchants, and captives—living there. Franciscan attitudes toward conversion and martyrdom changed dramatically in the beginning of the fourteenth century, however, when accounts of the martyrdom of four Franciscans said to have died while preaching in India were written. The speed with which the accounts of their martyrdom spread had less to do with the world beyond Christendom than with ecclesiastical affairs within, MacEvitt contends. The Martyrdom of the Franciscans shows how, for Franciscans, martyrdom accounts could at once offer veiled critique of papal policies toward the Order, a substitute for the rigorous pursuit of poverty, and a symbolic way to overcome Islam by denying Muslims the solace of conversion.

From Enemy to Brother - The Revolution in Catholic Teaching on the Jews, 1933-1965 (Hardcover): John Connelly From Enemy to Brother - The Revolution in Catholic Teaching on the Jews, 1933-1965 (Hardcover)
John Connelly
R1,391 Discovery Miles 13 910 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In 1965 the Second Vatican Council declared that God loves the Jews. Before that, the Church had taught for centuries that Jews were cursed by God and, in the 1940s, mostly kept silent as Jews were slaughtered by the Nazis. How did an institution whose wisdom is said to be unchanging undertake one of the most enormous, yet undiscussed, ideological swings in modern history? The radical shift of Vatican II grew out of a buried history, a theological struggle in Central Europe in the years just before the Holocaust, when a small group of Catholic converts (especially former Jew Johannes Oesterreicher and former Protestant Karl Thieme) fought to keep Nazi racism from entering their newfound church. Through decades of engagement, extending from debates in academic journals, to popular education, to lobbying in the corridors of the Vatican, this unlikely duo overcame the most problematic aspect of Catholic history. Their success came not through appeals to morality but rather from a rediscovery of neglected portions of scripture. From Enemy to Brother illuminates the baffling silence of the Catholic Church during the Holocaust, showing how the ancient teaching of deicide - according to which the Jews were condemned to suffer until they turned to Christ - constituted the Church's only language to talk about the Jews. As he explores the process of theological change, John Connelly moves from the speechless Vatican to those Catholics who endeavored to find a new language to speak to the Jews on the eve of, and in the shadow of, the Holocaust.

The Messiah Will Return - Sister Frances Speaks to the Muslims. Collection. (Paperback): Sister Frances The Messiah Will Return - Sister Frances Speaks to the Muslims. Collection. (Paperback)
Sister Frances
R530 Discovery Miles 5 300 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Everlasting Man (Paperback, New edition): G. K. Chesterton Everlasting Man (Paperback, New edition)
G. K. Chesterton
R466 R393 Discovery Miles 3 930 Save R73 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Useful Enemies - Islam and The Ottoman Empire in Western Political Thought, 1450-1750 (Hardcover): Noel Malcolm Useful Enemies - Islam and The Ottoman Empire in Western Political Thought, 1450-1750 (Hardcover)
Noel Malcolm
R925 R747 Discovery Miles 7 470 Save R178 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

From the fall of Constantinople in 1453 until the eighteenth century, many Western European writers viewed the Ottoman Empire with almost obsessive interest. Typically they reacted to it with fear and distrust; and such feelings were reinforced by the deep hostility of Western Christendom towards Islam. Yet there was also much curiosity about the social and political system on which the huge power of the sultans was based. In the sixteenth century, especially, when Ottoman territorial expansion was rapid and Ottoman institutions seemed particularly robust, there was even open admiration. In this path-breaking book Noel Malcolm ranges through these vital centuries of East-West interaction, studying all the ways in which thinkers in the West interpreted the Ottoman Empire as a political phenomenon - and Islam as a political religion. Useful Enemies shows how the concept of 'oriental despotism' began as an attempt to turn the tables on a very positive analysis of Ottoman state power, and how, as it developed, it interacted with Western debates about monarchy and government. Noel Malcolm also shows how a negative portrayal of Islam as a religion devised for political purposes was assimilated by radical writers, who extended the criticism to all religions, including Christianity itself. Examining the works of many famous thinkers (including Machiavelli, Bodin, and Montesquieu) and many less well-known ones, Useful Enemies illuminates the long-term development of Western ideas about the Ottomans, and about Islam. Noel Malcolm shows how these ideas became intertwined with internal Western debates about power, religion, society, and war. Discussions of Islam and the Ottoman Empire were thus bound up with mainstream thinking in the West on a wide range of important topics. These Eastern enemies were not just there to be denounced. They were there to be made use of, in arguments which contributed significantly to the development of Western political thought.

Intercultural Theology, Volume One – Intercultural Hermeneutics (Hardcover): Henning Wrogemann, Karl E. Böhmer Intercultural Theology, Volume One – Intercultural Hermeneutics (Hardcover)
Henning Wrogemann, Karl E. Böhmer
R1,154 R913 Discovery Miles 9 130 Save R241 (21%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Christianity is not only a global but also an intercultural phenomenon. The diversity of world Christianity is evident not merely outside our borders but even within our own neighborhoods. Over the past half century theologians and missiologists have addressed this reality by developing local and contextual theologies and by exploring issues like contextualization, inculturation, and translation. In recent years these various trajectories have coalesced into a new field called intercultural theology. Bringing together missiology, religious studies, social science research, and Christian theology, the field of intercultural theology is a fresh attempt to rethink the discipline of theology in light of the diversity and pluriformity of Christianity today. Henning Wrogemann, one of the leading missiologists and scholars of religion in Europe, has written the most comprehensive textbook on the subject of Christianity and culture today. In three volumes his Intercultural Theology provides an exhaustive account of the history, theory, and practice of Christian mission. Volume one introduces the concepts of culture and context, volume two surveys theologies of mission both past and present, and volume three explores theologies of religion and interreligious relationships. In this first volume on intercultural hermeneutics, Wrogemann introduces the term "intercultural theology" and investigates what it means to understand another cultural context. In addition to surveying different hermeneutical theories and concepts of culture, he assesses how intercultural understanding has taken place throughout the history of Christian mission. Wrogemann also provides an extensive discussion of contextual theologies with a special focus on African theologies. Intercultural Theology is an indispensable resource for all people—especially students, pastors, and scholars—that explores the defining issues of Christian identity and practice in the context of an increasingly intercultural and interreligious world. Missiological Engagements charts interdisciplinary and innovative trajectories in the history, theology, and practice of Christian mission, featuring contributions by leading thinkers from both the Euro-American West and the majority world whose missiological scholarship bridges church, academy, and society.

Hindu-Catholic Encounters in Goa - Religion, Colonialism, and Modernity (Hardcover): Alexander Henn Hindu-Catholic Encounters in Goa - Religion, Colonialism, and Modernity (Hardcover)
Alexander Henn
R2,025 R1,881 Discovery Miles 18 810 Save R144 (7%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The state of Goa on India's southwest coast was once the capital of the Portuguese-Catholic empire in Asia. When Vasco Da Gama arrived in India in 1498, he mistook Hindus for Christians, but Jesuit missionaries soon declared war on the alleged idolatry of the Hindus. Today, Hindus and Catholics assert their own religious identities, but Hindu village gods and Catholic patron saints attract worship from members of both religious communities. Through fresh readings of early Portuguese sources and long-term ethnographic fieldwork, this study traces the history of Hindu-Catholic syncretism in Goa and reveals the complex role of religion at the intersection of colonialism and modernity.

The Mystic Heart - Discovering a Universal Spirituality in the World's Religions (Paperback, New edition): Wayne Teasdale The Mystic Heart - Discovering a Universal Spirituality in the World's Religions (Paperback, New edition)
Wayne Teasdale; Foreword by Dalai Lama
R509 R426 Discovery Miles 4 260 Save R83 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Realize a greater truth with this uplifting guide to mysticism * Explores the power of a universal spirituality and its nine practical elements: moral capacity, solidarity with all life, deep nonviolence, mature self-knowledge, humility, selfless service, simplicity of life, daily practice, and serving as a prophetic witness in the causes of justice, peace and protecting creation * Demonstrates that the final goal of authentic spirituality is realizing our true nature as mystics Drawing on his extraordinary experience as an interreligious monk and mystic, Brother Wayne Teasdale reveals in The Mystic Heart what he calls interspirituality, a genuine and comprehensive sprituality that draws on the mystical core of the world's greatest traditions. From this spiritual vantage, he shows that what so often forms the basis for conflict can really be a meeting place of understanding and commonality. In their meeting, as he shows, a greater truth is realized.

An Unusual Relationship - Evangelical Christians and Jews (Hardcover): Yaakov Ariel An Unusual Relationship - Evangelical Christians and Jews (Hardcover)
Yaakov Ariel
R1,166 R1,093 Discovery Miles 10 930 Save R73 (6%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

It is generally accepted that Jews and evangelical Christians have little in common. Yet special alliances developed between the two groups in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Evangelicals viewed Jews as both the rightful heirs of Israel and as a group who failed to recognize their true savior. Consequently, they set out to influence the course of Jewish life by attempting to evangelize Jews and to facilitate their return to Palestine. Their double-edged perception caused unprecedented political, cultural, and theological meeting points that have revolutionized Christian-Jewish relationships. An Unusual Relationship explores the beliefs and political agendas that evangelicals have created in order to affect the future of the Jews. Additionally, it analyses Jewish opinions and reactions to those efforts, as well as those of other religious groups, such as Arab Christians. This volume offers a fascinating, comprehensive analysis of the roots, manifestations, and consequences of evangelical interest in the Jews, and the alternatives they provide to conventional historical Christian-Jewish interactions. It also provides a compelling understanding of Middle Eastern politics through a new lens.

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