
Understanding Christian-Muslim Relations
Past and Present
Clinton Bennett(Author)
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Published on 10. April 2008
Book
Hardback
272 pages
978-0-8264-8782-7 (ISBN)
Description
For centuries Christians and Muslims have engaged with each other in manifold ways, peaceful and otherwise, be it in scholarly study, or in war and colonization. Today, Christians represent an influential body of opinion that largely perceives Islam, post 9/11, as a threat. Yet Muslims represent approximately one third of the world's population. Improved understanding between Christians and Muslims is therefore crucial and a prerequisite for universal peace and justice. This book aims to investigate Islam's place in the world, Muslim aspirations vis-a-vis non-Muslims and the realities of how Muslims are perceived and how they perceive others. Each chapter analyses accessible texts from central thinkers and commentators, broadly split into two camps: confrontational or conciliatory. Christian-Muslim relations are set in the wider context of civilizational, geo-political and economic interaction between the Muslim world and the historically Christian West.
Reviews / Votes
"'Dr Clinton Bennett's Understanding Christian-Muslim Relations is a scholarly contribution to an important issue in our times...This study is useful for anyone interested in the wider concerns of conciliation and dialogue in relations between Muslims and Christians.' Imam Dr Abdulijalil Sajid, Imam Brighton Islamic Mission and Chairman of Muslim Council for Religious and Racial Harmony UK"More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
516 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8264-8782-7 (9780826487827)
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E-Book
04/2008
1st Edition
Continuum Publishing Corporation
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Person
Clinton Bennett is history and biography editor for the New World Encyclopedia. His books include In Search of Muhammad (1998) and Muslims and Modernity (2005).
Content
Introduction: Confrontation versus Conciliation, Debate versus Dialogue; 1. The Bible: An Agenda for Dialogue or for Diatribe?; 2. The Qur'an and Christianity: Affection or Hostility; 3. Christian Polemic towards Islam: Classical Contributions; 4. Christian Conciliatory Approaches to Islam; 5. The Traditional Muslim Confrontational Approach to Christianity; 6. Muslim Conciliatory Approaches to Christianity; 7. Contemporary Christian and Muslim Polemic; 8. Contemporary Christian and Muslim Conciliatory Contributions; 9. Conclusion.