People of the Book

JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERSISBN: 9781785921049

An Interfaith Dialogue about How Jews, Christians and Muslims Understand Their Sacred Scriptures

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By Dan Cohn-Sherbok, George Chryssides, Usama Hasan, Foreword by Marcus Braybrooke
Imprint: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
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PAPERBACK
Dimensions:
230 x 154 mm
Weight:
320 g
Pages:
288

Description

About the Authors. Introduction. Section 1: Questions about Scripture. 1. Transmission. 2. Authority. 3. How Are Our Scriptures Used? 4. Methods of Interpretation. Section 2: God. 5. The Nature of God. 6. Creation. 7. God's Presence. 8. Guidance. Section 3: Guidance for Life. 9. Law. 10. Sin. 11. Food. 12. Marriage and Family. 13. Rites. Section 4: Social and political issues. 14. Social Justice. 15. Wealth. 16. Men and Women. 17. War and Peace. 18. Other Faiths. 19. Persecution. Section 5: Hope. 20. Suffering. 21. Prophecy. 22. Land. 23. Life after Death. 24. Concluding Reflections.

A very interesting and informative dialogue amongst three expert theologians that covers a wide range of topics from the perspective of Abrahamic faiths. The dialogue is engaging, thought-provoking and eye-opening in relation to the sources of scripture, God and man's relationship with the divine, daily life, ethics, morality and eschatology. A frank conversation like this, conducted with mutual respect, is rare in our atmosphere of exclusivist discourse, and we need more of this. I very much hope that this worthy book will inspire and encourage further such encounters.

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