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Christian and Muslim perspectives a record of the Twelfth Building Bridges Seminar hosted by Georgetown University at the School of Foreign Service in Qatar 27-29 May 2013
Title
Christian and Muslim perspectives [electronic resource] : a record of the Twelfth Building Bridges Seminar hosted by Georgetown University at the School of Foreign Service in Qatar 27-29 May 2013 / edited by Lucinda Mosher and David Marshall.
ISBN
9781626161955
162616195X
9781626161962
1626161968
Published
Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, 2015. (Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2015)
Physical Description
1 online resource (pages cm)
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Summary
This book presents the proceedings of the twelfth Building Bridges Seminar in Doha, Qatar in 2013, an annual gathering of Christian and Muslim scholars founded by the Archbishop of Canterbury. This volume is organized according to three major sub-themes: The Nature and Purpose of the Community, featuring essays by Gavin D'Costa on the Church and Abdullah Saeed on the Umma (nation or community); Unity and Disunity in the Life of the Community, featuring essays by Lucy Gardner and Feras Hamza; and Continuity and Change in the Life of the Community, feautring essays by Ahmet Alibasic and Brandon Gallaher. The final part of the book is a reflection by Lucinda Mosher on the spirit and tone of the exchanges between Christians and Muslims in Doha.
Variant and related titles
UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
Project MUSE - UPCC 2015 Philosophy and Religion.
Project MUSE - UPCC 2015 Complete.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 17, 2017
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Part I. The nature and purpose of the community
The nature and purpose of the Christian community (the Church) / Gavin D'Costa
The nature and purpose of the community (Ummah) in the Qurʼan / Abdullah Saeed
Scripture dialogue I : God's people, Israel and the Church : Exodus 19:1-6; 1 Peter 2:9-10; Romans 11:28-32
Scripture dialogue II : the Umma and earlier religious communities
Qurʼan 2:120-145; 3:113-115; 5:65-66
Scripture dialogue III : the nature and purpose of the Church : Ephesians 4:1-16; Matthew 28:16-20
Scripture dialogue IV : the nature and purpose of the Umma : Qurʼan 2:143; 3:110; 5:48
Part II. Unity and disunity in the life of the community
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!) / Lucy Gardner
Unity and disunity in the life of the Muslim community / Feras Hamza
Scripture dialogue V : unity and disunity in the Church : John 17:20-24; 1 Corinthians 1:10-17
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 / Ahmet Alibasic
Modern theological approaches to continuity and change in the life of the Church : an overview of modern Christian ecclesiology / Brandon Gallaher
Scripture dialogue VII: continuity and change in the church : Acts 15:1-29
Scripture dialogue VIII : continuity and change in the Umma : Qurʼan 2:142-144; Hadith
Part IV. Reflection
Conversations in Doha / Lucinda Mosher.
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