Trialogue : Jews, Christians, and Muslims in Dialogue

by Swidler, Leonard

• ISBN13: 9781585955879
• ISBN10: 1585955876
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-08-31
• Publisher: Twenty Third Pubns

Summary

Author Leonard Swidler himself is one of the American originators of the term trialogue (words among three persons), and here he raises it to a new level as he shares the podium with professors Reuven Firestone and Khalid Duran. These three professors, beginning with Firestone and Judaism, present their faith traditions and the challenges as well as possibilities for genuine trialogue. Each offers invaluable insights into the ways they share Hebraic roots and Abrahamic traditions and how their beliefs and practices have evolved through the centuries up to and including the present. Throughout the text, readers are encouraged to pause for reflection and/or discussion of the key points presented by the authors. This is a fascinating, enlightening, and highly recommended introduction to these three great faith traditions and how they evolved and are practiced today.

Author Biography

Leonard Swidler has been Professor of Catholic Thought and Interreligious Dialogue in the religion Department at Temple University Reuven Firestone is Professor of Medieval Judaism and Islam at Hebrew Union College in Los Angeles Khalid Duran has taught at the Free University of Berlin

Table of Contents

Introductions: The Cosmic Dance of Dialogue	p. 1
The Importance of Dialogue
What Is Dialogue?	p. 6
The Dialogue Decalogue	p. 27
Seven Stages of Deep-Dialogue/Critical Thinking	p. 33
Trialogue	p. 38
Preparing for Dialogue: Judaism
The Way that New Religions Emerge	p. 48
What Christians and Muslims Need to Know	p. 55
Jews and Modernity	p. 70
What Jews Need to Know about Judaism in Dialogue	p. 84
Jewish "Red Buttons"	p. 89
Preparing for Dialogue: Christianity
What Jews and Muslims Need to Know	p. 94
Connections or Corrosives?	p. 119
Modernity: Bond or Barrier?	p. 125
Preparing for Dialogue: Islam
What Is Interreligious Dialogue-and What For?	p. 136
Jewish-Christian-Muslim Dialogue Today	p. 142
Tackling Roadblocks to Dialogue	p. 148
Defining Ourselves Favorably and Others Unfavorably	p. 166
Attitudes of the Churches toward Muslims	p. 176
Understanding Al-Qur'an	p. 181
A Variety of Positions	p. 188
Appendices
Populations of Religions of the World	p. 191
Vatican Council II: Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions	p. 192
World Council of Churches: Striving Together in Dialogue (A Muslim-Christian Call to Reflection and Action)	p. 196
Dialogue and Jihad-Jihad as Dialogue	p. 201
Shari'a and Muslims in Europe	p. 203
Muslim-Christian Seminar Declaration: Valetta, Malta 1991	p. 205
Endnotes	p. 208
Index	p. 219
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