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The familiar and heart-warming story of Christmas is one of hope,
encapsulated by the birth of the infant Jesus. It is also a story
which unites two faiths which have so often been at odds with one
another. The accounts of the Nativity given by the Evangelists Luke
and Matthew find their parallels in surahs 3 and 19 of Qur'an which
take up of the Annunciation to Maria, the Incarnation from the Holy
Spirit and the Nativity - reason enough to investigate these
parallel narratives further. From this starting point, Karl-Josef
Kuschel begins to look for Christmas in the Qur'an, a challenge for
both Christians and Muslims to engage in a deeper dialogue about
the fundamental questions of their faiths. By going back to basics,
the holy Word, this detailed analysis of the original texts in both
the New Testament and the Qur'an is both revealing and thought
provoking.
The familiar and heartwarming story of Christmas is one of hope,
encapsulated by the birth of the infant Jesus. It is also a story
that unites Christianity and Islam--two faiths that have often been
at odds with each other. The accounts of the Nativity given by the
Evangelists Luke and Matthew find their parallels in Surahs 3 and
19 of the Qur'an, which take up the Annunciation to Mary, the
Incarnation from the Holy Spirit, and the Nativity. Christmas and
the Qur'an is a sensitive and precise analysis of the Christmas
story as it appears in the Gospels and the Qur'an. Karl-Josef
Kuschel presents both scriptures in a convincing comparative
exegesis and reveals startling similarities as well as significant
differences. Kuschel explores how Christians and Muslims read these
texts and reveals an intertwining legacy that serves as a base for
greater understanding. Without leaving the realm of theology,
Kuschel approaches his analysis in a theocentric way by emphasizing
the shared belief that God is almighty, which, he argues, can act
as a healing suture between Christianity and Islam. Christmas and
the Qur'an gives the reader the chance to remember the message of
hope that the birth of Jesus brings and invites to a dialogue
between Muslims and Christians.
As it explores the issues of the pre-existence of Christ - the
doctrine found in the New Testament, enshrined in the classic
creeds of the Christian Church, and proclaimed in every celebration
of the Eucharist - this brilliant work turns back to the origins of
the doctrine in Scripture, examines every relevant text in the Old
Testament and the New Testament, and identifies inconsistencies,
improbabilities, and weak points. Foreword by Hans Kung.
The lectures collected in this volume shed some fascinating light
on Hans Kung's career and present a moving picture of one of the
greatest theologians of our time.
An international journal of theology; a catholic journal in the
widest sense: rooted in Roman Catholicism yet open to other
Christian traditions and the world's faiths. Promotes discussion in
the spirit of Vatican II. Annual subscriptions available.
This book presents the text of the Declaration, which had been
drafted after a thorough process of interreligious and
international consultation by Hans Kung, with a commentary
explaining how it came to take its present form and what it sets
out to do. Dr. Karl-Josef Kuschel, Hans Kung's Tubingen colleague,
describes the historical background to the Parliament and gives an
account of its proceedings.
An international journal of theology; a catholic journal in the
widest sense: rooted in Roman Catholicism yet open to other
Christian traditions and the world's faiths. Promotes discussion in
the spirit of Vatican II. Annual subscriptions available.
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Abraham (Paperback)
Karl-Josef Kuschel
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In a world where there is all too much hostility, latent or
manifest, between Christians and Muslims, Muslims and Jews,
Christians and Jews, and an increase in fundamentalism and
extremism, this book sets out to present a new vision for peace
between the religions. It centres on Abraham, a figure who has an
important place in Jewish, Christian and Muslim tradition, and thus
forms a common point of reference. First Karl-Josef Kuschel
analyses the role Abraham has been made to play in each of the
three great religions in connection with politics, ideals, laws:
the non-Jew who was made a Jew, then a Christian and then the model
Muslim. Since he is the possession of all these religions, a future
relationship between them could be an Abrahamic ecumenism'. The
second part of the book then sets out the presuppositions for such
an ecumenism; with a universalistic perspective, and the third
section outlines the contribution that this ecumenism could make in
the world of our day. In his two previous books, Born Before All
Time and Laughter, Karl-Josef Kuschel has shown a rare gift for
providing a refreshing, lucid and highly readable approach to
important subjects. This new work is no exception and has much to
say to Jews, Christians and Muslims alike. Karl-Josef Kuschel
teaches ecumenical theology and theological aesthetics in the
University of Tubingen.
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