The Three Sons of Abraham Interfaith Encounters Between Judaism, Christianity and Islam

by Doukhan, Jacques B

• ISBN13: 9781780767437
• ISBN10: 1780767439
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2014-03-27
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris

Summary

Christianity, Judaism and Islam have sometimes been more closely identified not for what they offer to save the world but for what they bring to destabilize 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 recognizing 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 Küng 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.

Author Biography

Jacques B. Doukhan is Professor of Hebrew and Old Testament Exegesis, and the Director of the Institute of Jewish-Christian Studies, at Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, USA. His books include Hebrew for Theologians: A Textbook for the Study of Biblical Hebrew in Relation to Hebrew Thinking and Israel and the Church: Two Voices for the Same God.

Table of Contents

Foreword
1. Thinking of Each Other: The Quest for Truth 
2. 'For the Sake of Peace (Mipnei Darchei Shalom)': Rabbinic Attitudes toward Gentiles, Christians, and Muslims 
3. The Family of Abraham 
4. The Fight Against Prejudice
5. The Qur'anic Concept of Ta'ruf: Recognizing the Other 
6. The Remnant of Abraham 
7. The Monotheistic Truth 
8. Talking to Each Other: The Quest for Love 
9. Obstacles to Inter-Religious Dialogue 
10. The Hospitality of Abraham: Reflections on a Lévinassian Approach to Inter-Faith 
11. Dialogue 
12. Righteousness, a Common Core Value among World Religions: A Pathway for Dialogue and Witness 
13. The Aqedah at the 'Crossroad': Its Significance in the Jewish-Christian-Muslim 
14. Dialogue 
15. The Need for Dialogue 
16. The Structure of Dialogue 
17. The Adventure of Dialogue 
18. Forgiving Each Other: The Quest for Peace 
19. We Must Save Peace 
20. Violence and Peace from Islamic Perspective: An Analytical Study of Textual 
21. Evidences 
22. Religio-Political Tensions in the World
23. Forgiving the Perpetrator 
24. The Grace of Forgiveness 
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