Peace-building By, Between, and Beyond Muslims and Evangelical Christians

by Abu-Nimer, Mohammed; Augsburger, David; Aasi, Ghulam Haider; Afsaruddin, Asma; Bakar, Osman; Brown, Steve; Crow, Karim Douglas; Dueck, Alvin C.; Harris, Rabia Terri; Hassan, Riffat; Johnston, David L.; Jones, Jimmy; Kadayifci-Orellana, S Ayse; Morgan, Jos

• ISBN13: 9780739135228
• ISBN10: 0739135228
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-10-15
• Publisher: Lexington Books

Summary

This timely work addresses relations between Muslims and Evangelical Christians around the world and discusses sensitive issues such as pluralism, governance, preaching, Christian missionary efforts, and general misperceptions of Muslim and Christian communities. Joint authorship and discussion within the book is used to provide dialogue that reveals the meaningful similarities and differences between Christianity and Islam. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Mohammed Abu-Nimer is director of the Peacebuilding and Development Institute and professor in the International Peace and Conflict Resolution Program in the School of International Service at American University. He is also the cofounder and director of the Salam Institute for Peace and Justice. David Augsburger is professor of pastoral care and counseling in the School of Theology at Fuller Theological Seminary.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. xi
Peace-building, Nonviolence, and Conflict Resolution
The Practices of Forgiveness and Reconciliation in Conflict Transformation	p. 3
Forgiveness in Muslim Thought and Practice: Response to Augsburger's ôThe Practices of Forgiveness and Reconciliation in Conflict Transformationö	p. 13
Muslim Perspectives on War and Peace	p. 19
Response to S. Ayse Kadayifci-Orellana's ôPerspectives on War and Peaceö	p. 49
Ten Just-Peacemaking Practices That Work	p. 61
Response to Stassen's ôTen Just-Peacemaking Practices that Workö	p. 81
Religious Diversity and Identity
The Qur'anic Perspective on Religious Pluralism	p. 91
I Am As My Servant Thinks of Me: Theology and Identity in a Plural Society	p. 103
Response to Hassan's ôThe Qur'anic Perspective on Religious Pluralismö and Harris's ôI Am As My Servant Thinks of Meö	p. 111
Social Location and Christian Identity: Some Historical Perspectives	p. 115
Response to Shenk and Dueck's ôSocial Location and Christian Identityö	p. 129
Interfaith and Intrafaith Dialogue
Theological Foundation of Interfaith Dialogue and Peaceful Coexistence: The Qur'an's Universal Perspectives	p. 135
Fear and Muslim-Christian Conflict Transformation: Resources from Attachment Theory and Affect Regulation	p. 157
Toward Mutual Respectful Witness	p. 171
The Right to Religious Conversion: Between Apostasy and Proselytization	p. 179
Response to Chapters	p. 195
A Christian Response to Chapters on Interfaith Dialogue	p. 203
Contemporary Issues, Case Studies
Rethinking Human Rights: A Common Challenge for Muslims and Christians	p. 215
Let Peace Flourish: Descriptive and Applied Research from the Conflict Transformation Study	p. 233
Abrahamic Faiths: Models of Interfaith Dialogue in the United States (A Case Study of Rochester, New York, Experience)	p. 255
Response to Part IV Chapters	p. 271
Conclusion	p. 275
Appendixes	p. 281
Index	p. 301
About the Contributors	p. 305
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