{"title":"Interfaith relations Books","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"a-history-of-god-9780099273677","title":"A History of God","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKaren Armstrong is one of the world's leading commentators on religious affairs. She spent seven years as a Roman Catholic nun in the 1960s, but then left her teaching order in 1969 to read English at St Anne's College, Oxford. In 1982, she became a full time writer and broadcaster. She is a best-selling author of over 15 books. An accomplished writer and passionate campaigner for religious liberty, Armstrong has addressed members of the United States Congress and the Senate and has participated in the World Economic Forum.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the most fascinating and learned survey of the biggest wild-goose chase in history - the quest for God. Karen Armstrong is a genius -- A.N. 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This awareness of the Islamic world found its way into many of the great English cultural productions of the day - especially, of course, Shakespeare''s \u003ci\u003eOthello\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Merchant of Venice. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis Orient Isle\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI adored this book, it resonated deeply with me. -- Elif Shafak * Radio 3 (Free Thinking) *\u003cbr\u003eA little-known story that Brotton chronicles with scholarship, assurance, and not a little charm. -- Boyd Tonkin * Independent *\u003cbr\u003eJerry Brotton's sparkling new book sets out just how extensive and complex England's relationship with the Arab and Muslim world once was, and tentatively connects the threads of that engagement to our own times. -- David Shariatmadari * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eA vivid, significant work of scholarship. -- Kate Maltby * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eThere is much in these pages to delight and provoke... \u003ci\u003eThis Orient Isle\u003c\/i\u003e is a richly resonant work which not only recasts our understanding of the Elizabethan era but also reveals Islam, crucially, as \"part of the national story of England\". -- Jeremy Seal * Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eJerry Brotton's fabulous new book [reveals] just how deep and entangled the roots of the Islamic and Christian faiths were in the early modern period. ... a timely intervention and a marvellous achievement. -- Marcus Nevitt * Spectator *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732498329943,"sku":"9780141978673","price":11.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780141978673.jpg?v=1719997149"},{"product_id":"the-long-game-9780197527917","title":"The Long Game","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGiven the turbulence in the international order in recent years, one of the central concerns among observers of world politics is the question of China''s ultimate goals. As China emerges as a superpower that rivals the United States, American policymakers grappling with this century''s greatest geopolitical challenge are looking for answers to a series of critical questions. Does China have expansive ambitions? Does it have a grand strategy to achieve them? If so, what is it and what should the United States do about it? In The Long Game, Rush Doshi draws from a rich base of Chinese primary sources, including decades worth of party documents, leaked materials, and memoirs by party leaders, to demonstrate that China is in fact playing a long, methodical game to replace America as a regional and global hegemon. He traces the basic evolution of Chinese strategy, showing how it evolved in response to changes in US policy and its position in the world order. After charting these shifts over time, Doshi offers a comprehensive yet asymmetric plan for an effective US response to this challenge: one that undermines China''s ambitions without competing dollar-for-dollar, ship-for-ship, or loan-for-loan. Ironically, the approach mirrors China''s own current strategy of subtly weakening Chinese leverage in the region and elsewhere while expanding US leverage over China.A bold assessment of what the Chinese government''s true foreign policy objectives are, The Long Game offers valuable insight to the most important rivalry in world politics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHighly Recommended * M. G. Roskin, CHOICE *\u003cbr\u003eThe most important book on China in years * John Pomfret, Washington Post *\u003cbr\u003eOne of the \"Best Books of 2021 * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003e\"[Doshi has] meticulously laid bare the Party's methodical advance toward global supremacy. China watchers craving a broad understanding of the Party's geopolitical thought and actions won't be disappointed. * David Wilezol, Wall Street Journal *\u003cbr\u003eAs the US and China slip towards a new cold war, Doshi argues that Beijing is pursuing a long-term plan to displace the US as the world's most powerful nation. The verdict may sound sensationalist, but it is carefully argued and backed by deep research and primary sources. * Gideon Rachman, Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003e[Doshi] makes his own case powerfully, with reference to an impressive array of highly authoritative Chinese texts * The Economist *\u003cbr\u003eOf all the books to appear on this subject in 2021, this will be the one most closely read....Unlike many other Western writers on Chinese strategy, Doshi draws on a deep knowledge of the CCP's voluminous internal and public deliberations. * Niall Ferguson, The Times Literary Supplement *\u003cbr\u003eWhat does China tell itself about itself? This isn't a rhetorical question. Rush Doshi's The Long Game is a high wattage black light that helps us explore and make sense of China's strategic ambitions to understand their grand strategy * General CQ Brown, Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force *\u003cbr\u003eRush Doshi's landmark new book fills in key gaps in the United States' understanding of China's strategy and what it means for U.S. policy. * The Council on Foreign Relations *\u003cbr\u003e[A] valuable book...[Doshi] quotes extensively from the often obscure writings and speeches of Chinese leaders and thinkers. * Andrew Nathan, Foreign Affairs *\u003cbr\u003eBrilliant, bracing and empirically rich...It may well turn out to be the one single book that distills both the Chinese approach to the world and the broad contours of Sino-American competition. * The Indian Express *\u003cbr\u003eRush Doshi's account of China's global strategy in The Long Game is a welcome draft of cold air. * Claremont Review of Books *\u003cbr\u003e60 pages of painstaking footnotes, many of them quoting internal statements by Communist Party leaders and intellectuals, make it rather compelling. * Pete Sweeney, Reuters *\u003cbr\u003eOne of the Top Political Books of 2021 * The Hill *\u003cbr\u003eThe Long Game brings what's been largely missing from debate on US-China relations: historically informed insight into the nature of China's Leninist system and strategy. * Kevin Rudd, President of the Asia Society and former Prime Minister of Australia *\u003cbr\u003eThe Long Game is essential in understanding China's approach to the evolving US-China relationship and global order. Unique in scope and unmatched in substance, Rush Doshi's masterfully researched work describes clearly the economic, political, and military contours of China's strategic approach. The observations, analysis, and recommendations of this superb work must be foundational to any China playbook-business, political, or military. * Admiral Gary Roughead, U.S. Navy (Retired) *\u003cbr\u003eUsing primary sources and crisp analysis, Rush Doshi decodes Beijing's grand strategy of the last three decades. In the process, he exposes the threadbare assumptions that caused countless American policymakers, intelligence analysts, and scholars to misjudge the intentions and capacities of China's rulers. Wishful thinkers, isolationists, and accommodationists will marshal no credible counterarguments to the central findings of this superb book. * Matt Pottinger, Former Deputy National Security Advisor *\u003cbr\u003eWhat does China want?' Rush Doshi makes such a cogent case, based on a wealth of Chinese textual and behavioral evidence, that China's consistent strategy has been to displace the United States that he persuades me to re-examine my view that China's aims are open-ended and malleable. His compelling book should become an instant classic in the China field and required reading for everyone trying to figure out America's own best strategy toward China. * Susan Shirk, Professor and Chair of the 21st Century China Center, University of California-San Diego *\u003cbr\u003eA must-read for anyone wrestling with the China Challenge. Doshi's careful analysis of Chinese language documents make a powerful case that China is pursuing a coherent grand strategy to overturn the US-led international order. * Graham Allison, Professor of Government, Harvard Kennedy School *\u003cbr\u003eDoshi has brilliantly limned a new framework for understanding both the global ambition and the strategic challenges posed by Xi Jinping and his 'wolf warrior diplomacy.' If you're looking for the one book that best illuminates the historical logic of his unrepentant 'China Dream,' The Long Game isit. * Orville Schell, Director, Center on US-China Policy, the Asia Society *\u003cbr\u003eBased on a careful reading of a vast array of Chinese sources, Rush Doshi presents a novel and compelling account of the evolution of Beijing's grand strategy. Doshi argues persuasively that shifts in China's behavior are driven by the Communist Party's collective assessment of trends in the global balance of power rather than by the personalities or preferences of individual leaders. The implications are not reassuring: China's increasingly open and aggressive attempts to displace the US and transform the international system began before Xi Jinping took power and will likely persist after he is gone. This important and insightful book should be required reading for scholars and policymakers alike. * Aaron L. Friedberg, Professor or Politics and International Affairs, Princeton University *\u003cbr\u003eThe debate over whether China has a strategy to displace American leadership in Asia is over. Now comes the first authoritative account of what that strategy is. Using a vast array of original sources, Rush Doshi does unprecedented forensic work on the origins of Chinese grand strategy and itsprospects for success. * Michael J. Green, author of By More than Providence: Grand Strategy and American Power in the Asia-Pacific since 1783 *\u003cbr\u003eIf you doubt that China has been pursuing a long-term, comprehensive strategy to achieve global primacy, read Rush Doshi's book. In this brilliant, definitive work, Doshi details the vaulting ambition of Beijing's agenda. Everyone interested in the future of American power and world order should read it now-or weep later. * Hal Brands, Johns Hopkins University and American Enterprise Institute *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1 - \"A Coherent Body of Thought and Action\": Defining Grand Strategy Chapter 2 - \"The Party Leads Everything\": Grand Strategy and the Communist Party Chapter 3 - \"New Cold Wars Have Begun\": The Traumatic Trifecta and the US Threat Chapter 4 - \"Hiding Capabilities and Biding Time\": Blunting as China's First Displacement Strategy Chapter 5 - \"A Change in the Balance of Power\": The Financial Crisis and US Decline Chapter 6 - \"Actively Accomplish Something\": Building as China's Second Strategy of Displacement Chapter 7 - \"A Suit that No Longer Fits\": The Global Order and China's Ambitions Chapter 8 - \"Towards the World's Center Stage\": Global Expansion as China's  Third Displacement Strategy Chapter 9 - \"An Asymmetric Response\": Dealing with Chinese Strategies of Displacement","brand":"Oxford University Press Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732644540759,"sku":"9780197527917","price":21.67,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780197527917.jpg?v=1719997779"},{"product_id":"christian-zionism-in-the-twentyfirst-century-9780197649305","title":"Christian Zionism in the TwentyFirst Century","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Christian Zionism in the Twenty-First Century authors Motti Inbari and Kirill Bumin draw on three original surveys conducted in 2018, 2020, and 2021 to explore the religious beliefs and foreign policy attitudes of evangelical and born-again Christians in the United States. They analyze the views of ordinary churchgoers and evangelical pastors to understand the religious, social, and political factors that lead the members of this religious community to support the State of Israel in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Through rigorous quantitative analyses and careful textual study of ordinary evangelicals'' written comments, Inbari and Bumin aim to rectify misconceptions about who evangelical and born-again Christians are, about their sympathies toward Israel, Jewish people, and Palestinians, and about the sources of their foreign policy attitudes toward the conflict. Inbari and Bumin demonstrate that a generational divide is emerging within the evangelical community, one that substa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe history of the relationship between Evangelicals and Israel is complex and changing. This series of studies takes a very careful and close look at how evangelicals see Israel. The results are far more layered than most have seen. Christian Zionism in the Twenty-First Century is an unprecedented, up-close examination of one of the key relationships that links the USA and Israel. It is loaded with observations about where we are and where we may be headed. * Darrell L. Bock, Executive Director for Cultural Engagement, Howard G. Hendricks Center for Christian Leadership and Cultural Engagement, Senior Research Professor of New Testament Studies, Dallas Theological Seminary *\u003cbr\u003eMotti Inbari and Kirill Bumin bring us a timely, original, and path-breaking analysis of Evangelical attitudes towards the Israeli-Palestinian dispute in Christian Zionism in the Twenty-First Century: Evangelical Public Opinion on Israel. They provide a rich analysis of the significance of generational differences, theological distinctions, and the social context of believers. No longer can blanket statements be made about current and future beliefs of Evangelicals regarding Israel. This landmark study will serve as an essential and pioneering reference for future work on measuring attitudes to topics of public concern. * Ilan Troen, Stoll Professor of Israel Studies, Brandeis University *\u003cbr\u003eIn this volume, Profs. Bumin and Inbari draw upon their years of studying the attitudes of Evangelical and Born-Again Christians toward the State of Israel. They discover both diversity and development in this complex religious tradition that undercuts facile generalizations about them. They find that religious, social, and political ideas are changing among these varied Christian communities. Of special note are emerging generational differences among these Christians. This book deserves careful study by everyone concerned about international politics and interreligious relations. * Philip A. Cunningham, Professor of Theology and Director of the Institute for Jewish-Catholics Relations, Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements  Foreword - by Yaakov Ariel Introduction 1. Why Do Evangelicals Support Israel? (with M. Gordon Byrd) 2. American Evangelicals and the Arab-Israeli Dispute 3. Analyzing Replacement Theology: Evangelical Pastors' Views on the Role of Jews and Israel in the End Times 4. Change of the Guard: Young Evangelicals and the Israeli-Palestinian Dispute 5. Young Evangelicals Speak for Themselves: Content Analysis of Open-End Survey Responses   6. 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Ranging from the warrior gods of Ancient Greece and Rome, and the ethical drama of the Mahabharata, through the Islamic wars of conquest and the Crusades, to present day conflicts in Sri Lanka and the Balkans, it considers the entanglement of war and religion. Yet from Just War theory and the restraints on war-making imposed by Islamic jurisprudence, through the Pax Christi of the middle ages, to the non-violence of Gandhi and Bacha Khan; there is also a story to be told of peace and religion as well. Jolyon Mitchell and Joshua Rey consider both sides of the age long drama of war and religion, challenging assumptions at the most fundamental level. Throughout, they encourage a more sophisticated and well-grounded view on these issues that have had such weight in the past, and continue to shape our present and future. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWar and Religion is written in a clear, accessible style that offers concise, informative details. It would be a useful introductory text for undergraduate students in political science and war and religious studies, as well as the core program. * Arab Studies Quarterly *\u003cbr\u003eMitchell and Rey offer a panoramic narrative of the historical and contemporary relationship between war and religion. Though brief (as expected of a title in the \"Very Short Introductions\" series), the book covers a lot of ground. Recommended. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates; graduate students; general readers. * M. S. Hill, Liberty University, CHOICE *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of illustrations Acknowledgements 1: Remembering wars 2: Waging holy wars 3: Sanctifying secular wars 4: Softening the horrors of war 5: Invoking peace 6: Questioning religion and war References Further Reading","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732789277015,"sku":"9780198803218","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"useful-enemies-9780198830139","title":"Useful Enemies","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased the author's Carlyle lectures, Useful Enemies explores the theme of Western ideas of Islam and the Ottoman empire across three centuries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNoel Malcolm has provided a masterpiece in the history of ideas... * Ritchie Robertson, The Times Literary Supplement, Books of the Year 2019 *\u003cbr\u003eThe author is one of the great scholars of our time ... Malcolm has here uncovered an entirely new field of inquiry, ranging from Machiavelli to Montesquieu, and embracing many less familiar but fascinating thinkers en route... * Daniel Johnson, Mosaic, Best Books of 2019 *\u003cbr\u003eA timely look at how the perceived threat of Islam shaped early modern Europe... This is a potentially polarising topic, ripe for ill-informed claims and tendentious commentary. Malcolm is one of the handful of people capable of taking it on with scholarly rigour and clarity... Anyone who wants to understand how we got to where we are today should read this book. * Tim Laing Smith, The Daily Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003e[A] wise and beautifully judged book... * Christopher de Bellaigue, The Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eWith its breadth and perspicacity, this book will be the standard history for decades to come. * Nabil Matar, American Historical Review *\u003cbr\u003eUseful Enemies is an exhaustive study of such uses of the Ottomans and Islam in early modern European political writing. * Jan Loop, Journal of Modern History *\u003cbr\u003eNoel Malcolm's impressive inquiry ... is remarkable for its insight, order and clarity of exposition. * Rolando Minuti, Journal of Ecclesiastical History *\u003cbr\u003eUseful Enemies offers a balanced and nuanced view on how and why the Westerners perceived the otherness and how, over time, different authors and different testimonies about the Ottomans intertwined one with another in a construction of a complicate 'image'... This book also may be seen as an invitation for scholars to think about how the Ottomans were perceived in Eastern Europe. * Ovidiu Cristea, Institute of History 'Nicolae Iorga', European History Quarterly *\u003cbr\u003eNoel Malcolm's brilliant study ... a wealth of scholarship drawing on primary sources in many languages ... The book's importance is thus not only to do with its nuanced account of the varieties of western European responses to Islam - though this is valuable enough... * Rowan Williams, New Statesman *\u003cbr\u003eLearned and fascinating account... * Sameer Rahim, Prospect Magazine *\u003cbr\u003e[A] richly research and commendably lucid new book ... As with all Malcolm's work, the power of the underlying scholarship in Useful Enemies - the archives visited, the languages mastered - is deeply impressive. Perhaps still more impressive, however, is the way Malcolm has organised and shaped his material into a subtle, many-faceted exposition that is always clear and never feels forced or sophisticated... * David Womersely, Standpoint *\u003cbr\u003eAn indispensable guide to that encounter that combines deep learning, refined historical judgment, and an elegant authorial voice. Malcolm describes his book as \"a study of Western political thinking about Islam and the Ottoman Empire in the early modern period,\" roughly 1450 to 1750. But the book offers much more than that. * James Hankins, New Criterion *\u003cbr\u003eUseful Enemies provides a model for how a book that articulates its core objective with judicious precision can open a window, simultaneously, onto a landscape of intellectual cross-fertilization. * World History Connected *\u003cbr\u003e... impressive inquiry, which is remarkable for its insight, order and clarity of exposition... , strongly grounded on philological and historical inquiry. * Journal of Ecclesiastical History *\u003cbr\u003eNoel Malcolm displays an overwhelming erudition and vast linguistic abilities which underline why Useful Enemies will be a mandatory reference book for any scholar who, from now on, intends to study the interactions between the Ottomans and the Christian world. 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From the margins to the mainstream, far-right protesters and far-right politicians call for the defence of Europe's Christian culture. The far right claims Christianity. This book investigates contemporary far-right claims to Christianity. Ulrich Schmiedel and Hannah Strømmen examine the theologies that emerge in the far right across Europe, concentrating on Norway, Germany and Great Britain. They explore how churches in these three countries have been complicit, complacent or critical of the far right, sometimes intentionally and sometimes unintentionally. Ultimately, Schmiedel and Strømmen encourage a creative and collaborative theological response. To counter the far right, Christianity needs to be practiced in an open and open-ended way which calls Christians into contact with Muslims.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I cannot think of a more insightful book about the rise of the Islamophobic far right. Taking the UK, Germany and Norway as case studies, the authors show that laying claim to Christianity is at the heart of today’s ‘new racism’. Writing as Christians, they combine a powerful critique of the way the church has responded to the far right with a challenge to fellow Christians: claim Christianity back. You do not, however, have to be either a Christian or a theologian to benefit from reading this timely and illuminating book.\" -- Brian Klug, St Benet’s Hall, Oxford\u003cbr\u003e“Politics abhors a religious vacuum and so, over recent years, in an atmosphere of alleged secular neutrality, the far-right have used Christianity to legitimise their agenda. It is easy to condemn or dismiss this; much harder to understand and respond to it. But that is what Hannah Strømmen and Ulrich Schmiedel attempt here. Discomforting in some places, provocative in others, intelligent and well-researched throughout, The Claim to Christianity is a serious contribution to the growing literature on our new age of religion and politics.” -- Nick Spencer, Senior Fellow, Theos\u003cbr\u003eStrømmen and Schmiedel develop important insights into populism on the left and right in contemporary political discourses of religion. While many close readings of political and religious statements stay at the level of analysis, this book is practice-oriented. Both critical and constructive, it is a timely response to the political catastrophes created by struggles over the meaning and identity of Christianity. Theologians, political scientists, religious activists, and policy makers will benefit from reading it. -- Fatima Tofighi, University of Religions (Qom, Iran)\u003cbr\u003e\"This book looks set to cause a storm in our churches in Britain, advocating a new liberation theology which confronts the new, and ancient, racism against Islam, Muslims, and many of our other old prejudices such as Antisemitism and prejudice against travellers. 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It is a true act of faith in the ability of history, and, more broadly, the social sciences, to mediate between past and present and between extremes.\"--Frederic Abecassis, Lectures \"Organized thematically and chronologically, this indispensable reference provides critical facts and balanced context for greater historical understanding and a more informed dialogue between Jews and Muslims.\"--RELMIN newsletter \"[T]he work contains a wealth of information that will appeal to varied constituencies. It certainly deserves a place on the bookshelf of any individual or institution concerned with this contentious subject.\"--Philip Chrimes, International Affairs \"[T]his is a very beautiful book. It is also a very important and timely one... I highly recommend this book to everyone who is interested in Jewish-Muslim relations. I can easily imagine using it as the principal textbook for a college course on the subject, and I am sure that others will do just that.\"--Michael McGaha, Middle East Media and Book Reviews Online \"The chapters are concise and accessible, adequately referenced, and stunningly illustrated... It will be indispensable for scholars and teachers seeking perspective or planning courses or research.\"--Choice \"This collection of scholarly yet accessible articles by dozens of Jewish and Muslim experts is the definitive source for understanding a complex relationship between Muslims and Jews from the seventh century to the present day... [T]he richness of this fantastic and exciting book lies also in its descriptions of how Jews and Muslims have learned from each other in the arenas of philosophy, science, art, literature, and mysticism.\"--Tikkun \"A History of Jewish-Muslim Relations is an essential book for anyone who seeks truly to understand the history and context of modern relationships between the two descendants of Abraham.\"--Charles H Middleburgh, Charles Middleburgh Blog \"A History of Jewish-Muslim Relations, is a resource that should be in the library of every person who cares about peace in the Middle East and reconciliation among Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.\"--Joseph V. Montville, Abrahamic Family Reunion \"I found the book fascinating. I learned a great deal from it--about the culture of these two groups, about their conflicts, about the areas where they have some commonality. The level of research is quite deep. The inclusion of art and items from the writings of each tradition simply add to the richness of the volume.\"--Mary Jarvis, Reference Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*Frontmatter, pg. 1*Contents, pg. 5*Foreword, pg. 7*Editorial Committee, pg. 9*Introduction, pg. 13*Transcriptions, pg. 25*Prologue. The \"Golden Age\" of Jewish-Muslim Relations: Myth and Reality, pg. 28*The Jews of Arabia at the Birth of Islam, pg. 39*Islamic Policy toward Jews from the Prophet Muhammad to the Pact of 'Umar, pg. 58*Jews and Muslims in the Eastern Islamic World, pg. 75*The Jews of al- Andalus, pg. 111*The Conversion of Jews to Islam, pg. 136*The Legal Status of the Jews and Muslims in the Christian States, pg. 145*Jews and Muslims in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem, pg. 156*Prologue. Jews and Muslims in Ottoman Territory before the Expulsion from Spain, pg. 164*Jews and Muslims in the Ottoman Empire, pg. 171*The Jews of Palestine, pg. 203*The Jews in Jerusalem and Hebron during the Ottoman Era, pg. 211*In Emergent Morocco, pg. 223*The Jews in Iran, pg. 239*Jews of Yemen, pg. 248*Jews and Muslims in Central Asia, pg. 258*Judaism and the Religious Denominational Community in the Near East, pg. 269*Prologue. The Cremieux Decree, pg. 286*The Invention of the Holy Land, pg. 292*From Coexistence to the Rise of Antagonisms, pg. 297*The Balfour Declaration and Its Implications, pg. 320*\"The Arabs\" as a Category of British Discourse in Palestine, pg. 329*Zionism and the Arab Question, pg. 340*The Diverse Reactions to Nazism by Leaders in the Muslim Countries, pg. 349*Al- Nakba: A Few Keys to Reading a Catastrophe, pg. 375*From the Judeo- Palestinian Conflict to the Arab- Israeli Wars, pg. 384*Israel in the Face of Its Victories, pg. 393*The Mobilization of Religion in the Israeli- Arab Conflict, pg. 403*The Emigration of the Jews from the Arab World, pg. 415*The Case of Lebanon: Contemporary Issues of Adversity, pg. 436*Muslim- Jewish Relations in Israel, pg. 445*The Arabs in Israel, pg. 452*Shari'a Jurisdiction in Israel, pg. 458*Judeo- Arab Associations in Israel, pg. 471*In the Territories, pg. 479*Survival of the Jewish Community in Turkey, pg. 490*Iranian Paradoxes, pg. 495*In the Shadow of the Republic: A Century of Coexistence and Conflict, pg. 501*Muslim Arab Attitudes toward Israel and the Israeli- Palestinian Conflict: Variable and Contingent, pg. 521*Perceptions of the Holocaust in the Arab World: From Denial to Acknowledgment?, pg. 533*Muslim Anti- Semitism: Old or New?, pg. 546*Relations between Jews and Muslims in Hebrew Literature, pg. 559*Jewish Figures in Modern Arabic Literature, pg. 566*Figures of the Israeli in Palestinian Literature, pg. 573*Writing Difference in French- Language Maghrebi Literature, pg. 582*Looking at the Other: Israeli and Palestinian Cinemas, pg. 594*Prologue Recapitulating the Positives without Giving in to Myth, pg. 606*Qur'an and Torah: The Foundations of Intertextuality, pg. 611*Arabic Translations of the Hebrew Bible, pg. 628*Hebrew Translations and Transcriptions of the Qur'an, pg. 640*Hebrew, Arabic: A Comparative View, pg. 653*Semitism: From a Linguistic Concept to a Racist Argument, pg. 676*Comparison between the Halakha and Shari'a, pg. 683*Rituals: Similarities, Infl uences, and Processes of Differentiation, pg. 701*Prayer in Judaism and Islam, pg. 713*Shabbat and Friday in Judaism and Islam, pg. 720*Jewish and Muslim Charity in the Middle Ages: A Comparative Approach, pg. 726*Jewish and Muslim Philosophy: Similarities and Differences, pg. 737*The Andalusian Philosophical Milieu, pg. 764*The Karaites and Mu'tazilism, pg. 778*Judaism and Islam According to Ibn Kammuna, pg. 788*From Arabic to Hebrew: The Reception of the Greco- Arab Sciences in Hebrew (Twelfth-Fifteenth Centuries), pg. 796*Shi'ism and Judaism: A Relation Marked by Paradox, pg. 816*European Judaism and Islam: The Contribution of Jewish Orientalists, pg. 828*Embodied Letter: Sufi and Kabbalistic Hermeneutics, pg. 837*Respectful Rival: Abraham Maimonides on Islam, pg. 856*Jews, Islamic Mysticism, and the Devil, pg. 869*Biblical Prophets and Their Illustration in Islamic Art, pg. 891*Images of Jews in Ottoman Court Manuscripts, pg. 902*Synagogues in the Islamic World, pg. 911*The Contribution of Jewish Architects to Egypt's Architectural Modernity, pg. 928*James Sanua's Ideological Contribution to Pan- Islamism, pg. 934*Arabic Ars Poetica in Biblical Hebrew: Hebrew Poetry in Spain, pg. 943*The Figure of the Jew in A Thousand and One Nights, pg. 955*Judeo- Persian Literature, pg. 962*The Music of al- Andalus: Meeting Place of Three Cultures, pg. 970*The Jews of the Maghreb: Between Memory and History, pg. 985*Jewish Pilgrimages in Egypt, pg. 1005*Aspects of Family Life among Jews in Muslim Societies, pg. 1017*Citizenship, Gender, and Feminism in the Contemporary Arab Muslim and Jewish Worlds, pg. 1025*\"Muslim Body\" versus \"Jewish Body\": The Invention of a Division, pg. 1042*Flavors and Memories of Shared Culinary Spaces in the Maghreb, pg. 1052*General Bibliography, pg. 1063*Index of Names, pg. 1101*Index of Places, pg. 1123*Illustration Credits, pg. 1135*Contents, pg. 1139","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865525367127,"sku":"9780691151274","price":63.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691151274.jpg?v=1722274389"},{"product_id":"antisemitism-9781474612401","title":"Antisemitism","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAntisemitism has been on the rise in recent years, with violent attacks, increased verbal insults, and an acceptability in some circles of what would hitherto have been condemned as outrageous antisemitic discourse. 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Compared to faith, all other social distinctions and sources of conflict are insignificant. The New Testament says:    We are all equal in the sight of God'. To be sure, this equality applies only to those who acknowledge God's existence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Beck does not claim to have found 'the' answer to religious conflict. What he does demonstrate very effectively is that one way of avoiding a polarised and terrifying future is to find hope in the mdoern world's many ironies, paradoxes and complexities\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew Humanist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, four star review\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \"A volume with more than enough ideas to inspire the study of religion for the foreseeable future. The author's acclaimed individualization thesis is put to work in the context of an emerging debate concerning the cultivation of humanity: one between believers in various forms of religious universals, and a form of cosmopolitanism which acknowledges that variety is the spice of life. Whatever the 'god of one's own' owes to universalism, Beck's controversial argument is that the most effective god of one's own lies with non-essentialist, relatively modest and sceptical, cosmopolitanism realism.\"\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003ePaul Heelas, \u003ci\u003eLancaster University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \"This new book from one of Europe's leading thinkers is a welcome, thoughtful engagement with the prominence of religion in the contemporary world. 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A sociological introduction 19\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIII Tolerance and violence: The two faces of the religions 47\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIV Heresy or the invention of a ‘God of one’s own’ 93\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eV The cunning of unintended consequences: How to civilize global religious conflicts. Five models 137\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVI Peace instead of Truth? 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This is \"world history\" at its best, avoiding the oversimplifications of model building that have sometimes framed that subject.\" * \u003ci\u003eThe Silk Road\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"The book, brilliantly moving from the interaction between economic and religious regimes to cross-cultural artistic production, succeeds in presenting a rich history full of rosy moments as well as tension and clashes. In so doing, Elverskog has made a very important and unique contribution to the community of historians of the world and Asia as well as students of religion.\" * \u003ci\u003eAmerican Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"Elverskog has produced, for the very first time, a detailed account of the long-term interaction of Buddhism and Islam that should be welcomed by all students of Eurasian history. His approach to this issue is informed, balanced, and insightful. He understands that it is important to recognize the diversity within both religions, and that their encounters were not clashes between monolithic belief systems. Their relationship ran the gamut between religious violence and fanaticism to cultural exchange and tolerance.\" * Thomas T. Allsen, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Royal Hunt in Eurasian History\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"This is the most thorough treatment I have seen of the historical relationship between Buddhism and Islam. Elverskog skillfully and often entertainingly corrects many longstanding stereotypes about both religions, and richly demonstrates the complexity of their historical interaction with each other. This book is thoughtful, its arguments well supported, and its style very accessible.\" * Richard Foltz, author of \u003ci\u003eReligions of the Silk Road\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Chapter One: Contact\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Two: Understanding\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Three: Idolatry\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Four: Jihad\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Five: Halal\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405701030231,"sku":"9780812222593","price":27.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780812222593.jpg?v=1730493328"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/collections\/interfaith-relations.oembed?page=7","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}