Freedom
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Freedom: Christian and Muslim Perspectives considers how these two faith communities have historically addressed freedom. Through a series of essays, historical and scriptural texts, and reflections, this unique interreligious dialogue provides needed context for deeper understanding of interfaith relations, from ancient to modern times.
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Lucinda Mosher is the rapporteur of the Building Bridges Seminar and editor or coeditor eight previous volumes generated by that dialogue. Concurrently, she is Hartford Seminary's Faculty Associate in Chaplaincy and Interreligious Studies and an affiliate of its Macdonald Center for the Study of Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations. She holds a doctor of theology degree from the General Theological Seminary in New York City.
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Introduction
Part One: Overviews
Who Gets to Decide what Freedom Is?
A Christian Perspective C. Rosalee Velloso Ewell
God-Given Freedom: An Islamic Point of View Tuba Isik
Freedom in the Contemporary Context: Trends in Intersections of Religion, Development, and Foreign Policy Azza Karam
Part Two: Islamic Texts on Freedom
Aspects of Human Freedom: Reflections on Selections from the Quran and Hadith Abdullah Saeed
The Quran and Hadith on Freedom: Selections for Dialogue
Freedom as a Theme in Islamic Thought: An Introduction to Selected Pre-Modern Texts Lejla Demiri
Pre-Modern Islamic Writings on Freedom: Selected for Dialogue
Modern Muslim Elucidations and Contentions on Freedom: An Introduction to Texts for Dialogue Martin Nguyen
Islamic Thought from the Modern Period: Texts for Dialogue About Freedom
Part Three: Christian Texts on Freedom
Freedom in the Hebrew Bible: From Exodus to Ezekiel, by way of Reba McEntire and Rage against the Machine Christopher M. Hays
Old Testament Texts About Freedom: Selections for Dialogue
The Motif of Freedom in New Testament Texts: An Introduction Susan Eastman
New Testament Texts About Freedom: Selections for Dialogue
Thematic Dimensions of Freedom: Christian Texts from the Classical Period Jonathan Chaplin
Christian Thought on Freedom in the Classical Period: Selected Texts for Dialogue
Freedom in Modern Christian Thought: Introduction to Selected Texts Peniel Jesudason Rufus Rajkumar
Christian Writings from the Modern Period: Selections for Dialogue About Freedom
Part Four: Reflections
Conversations on the Theme of Freedom: Reflections on the Building Bridges Seminar at le Château de Bossey Lucinda Mosher
Subject Index
Scriptural Citation Index
About the Editor
