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The Three Sons of Abraham - Interfaith Encounters Between Judaism, Christianity and Islam (Hardcover)
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The Three Sons of Abraham - Interfaith Encounters Between Judaism, Christianity and Islam (Hardcover)
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Jews, Christians and Muslims all trace their history and spiritual
raison d'etre to their common tribal ancestor, Abraham. Their
religious identities are interrelated and even dependent on each
other. Jesus lived as a Jew and Christianity was born in the heart
of Judaism. Early Christianity was inherently Jewish, referring to
the same scriptures-the Tanach, later called the "Old
Testament"-and holding to the same messianic promises. Mohammed,
the prophet of Islam, knew both Christianity and Judaism. The
Qur'an contains material indebted to the Old Testament and Jewish
tradition, as well as stories and teachings from the New Testament;
and Mohammed himself met Jews and Christians alike during his
lifetime. Furthermore, the three religions share many fundamental
ideas and beliefs. They testify to the same memory of Abraham;
value the same divine law; urge the same ideal of righteousness;
and proclaim the same hope of peace for the earth and salvation for
humankind. Despite this shared heritage, the three Abrahamic faiths
have sometimes been more closely identified not for what they offer
to save the world but for what they bring to destabilise it. It is
one of the depressing paradoxes of religion- supposedly a force for
good-that it is all too frequently the occasion for conflict
instead of peace, generosity and better treatment of one's
neighbor. The contributors to this volume start from the premise
that there is a price to be paid by the "sons of Abraham": whether
Jews, Muslims or Christians. And that is the cost of learning how
to be brothers through mutual and attentive engagement. Mature
interfaith discussion offers respect for a shared heritage while
also recognising points of distinctiveness. This book explores what
articulating such regardful difference, as well as commonality,
might mean for the future of faith relations. Including provocative
reflections by Elie Wiesel, Irving Greenberg, Hans Kung and others,
the book makes a vital contribution to dialogue. In its searching
analysis of issues of peace, justice, hope and forgiveness, it will
engage all students and scholars of interfaith studies.
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