Muslim and Christian Reflections on Peace Divine and Human Dimensions

by Woodberry, Dudley J.; Zümrüt, Osman; Koylu, Mustafa; Woodberry, J. Dudley; Yilmaz, Mehmet Nuri; Güler, Muanner; Bernay, Ferit; Chin, Kenneth; Volf, Miroslav; Cumming, Joseph; Weng, Ng Kam; Culver, Jonathan Edwin; Aydin, Mahmud; Köylü, Mustafa; Balci, Isra

• ISBN13: 9780761829980
• ISBN10: 0761829989
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-02-28
• Publisher: UPA

Summary

When Muslim and Christian scholars met in 2001 for a symposium on inter-religious dialogue as a contribution to world peace, little did they know that September 11th was less than three months away. The events of that tragic day and other conflicts in Afghanistan, Palestine / Israel, Kashmir, Pakistan, Chechyna, and Iraq underscore the urgency of such dialogue. The papers in this volume explore how people of diverse faiths can communicate and promote change in the face of adversity.

Table of Contents

Preface	v
J. Dudley Woodberry
The Context for Reflection	xi
Mehmet Nuri Yilmaz, Muanner Güler, Ferit Bernay, Osman Zümrüt, and Kenneth Chin
PART 1: CHRISTIAN REFLECTIONS	1	(80)
1 Living with the "Other"	3	(20)
Miroslav Volf
2 Toward Common Ground in Understanding the Human Condition	23	(9)
J. Dudley Woodberry
3 Did Jesus Die on the Cross? Reflections in Muslim Commentaries	32	(19)
Joseph Cumming
4 Covenant Community in a Divided World	51	(16)
Ng Kam Weng
5 The Ishmael Promises: A Bridge for Mutual Respect	67	(16)
Jonathan Edwin Culver
PART 2: MUSLIM REFLECTIONS	81	(70)
6 Current Contributions of Religions to World Peace	83	(6)
Osman Zümrüt
7 Religious Pluralism as an Opportunity for Living Together in Diversity	89	(13)
Mahmut Aydin
8 A Common Human Agenda for Christians and Muslims	102	(14)
Mustafa Köylü
9 An Islamic Approach Toward International Peace	116	(7)
Israfil Balci
10 Hegemonic Power Versus tawhid: A Decisive Concept of Islam on Interfaith Relations	123	(12)
Sinasi Gündüz
11 Wisdom as an Inter-Religious Concept for Peace	135	(7)
Cafer Sadik Yaran
12 Some Remarks on the Authority of Sacred Texts and Violence	142	(9)
Burhanettin Tatar
Index	151