The Community of Believers
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The Community of Believers
Christian and Muslim Perspectives
Lucinda Mosher and David Marshall, Editors
The Community of Believers offers the proceedings of the 2013 Building Bridges seminar, a dialogue between leading Christian and Muslim scholars under the stewardship of Georgetown University. Lucinda Mosher is faculty associate in interfaith studies and director of the Multifaith Chaplaincy Program at the Hartford Seminary and assistant academic director of the Building Bridges Seminar.
Reviews
"The Community of Believers is the twelfth volume in what is arguably the most important extended series of scriptural and theological interfaith conversations: the Building Bridges seminars, originated by the Archbishop of Canterbury and now supported by Georgetown University."—Dr. Pim Valkenberg, The Catholic University of America "Understanding one another is key to building stronger Christian/Muslim bonds. This volume of essays and associated religious texts provides a basis for dialogue in three timely areas of Christian/Muslim relations all focusing on issues of community. The format of the book provides readers with a strong source for developing new conversations between Christians and Muslims as well as bringing new topics to bear on existing dialogue efforts."—Zeki Saritoprak, Director, Bediüzzaman Said Nursi Chair in Islamic Studies, John Carroll University Table of Contents Participants Introduction Part I: The Nature and Purpose of the Community The Nature and Purpose of the Christian Community (the Church) The Nature and Purpose of the Community (Ummah) in the Qur'an Scripture Dialogue I: God's People Israel and the Church Scripture Dialogue II: The Umma and Earlier Religious Communities Scripture Dialogue III: The Nature and Purpose of the Church Scripture Dialogue IV: The Nature and Purpose of the Umma Part II: Unity and Disunity in the Life of the Community Perspectives on Christian Desires for Communion and Experiences of Division (or, The History of the Church in Half a Chapter!) Unity and Disunity in the Life of the Muslim Community Scripture Dialogue V: Unity and Disunity in the Church Scripture Dialogue VI: Unity and Disunity in the Umma Part III: Continuity and Change in the Life of the Community Continuity and Change in the Life of the Community: Muslims' Changing Attitudes to Change The Christian Church Facing Itself and Facing the World: An Ecumenical Overview of Modern Christian Ecclesiology Scripture Dialogue VII: Continuity and Change in the Church Scripture Dialogue VIII: Continuity and Change in the Umma Part IV: Reflection Conversations in Doha Index Contributors Ahmet Alibai Gavin D'CostaBrandon GallaherLucy GardnerFeras HamzaLucinda MosherAbdullah Saeed |