{"product_id":"building-a-better-bridge-muslims-christians-and-the-common-good-9781589012219","title":"Building a Better Bridge: Muslims, Christians,","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Building a Better Bridge\" is a record of the fourth 'Building Bridges' seminar held in Sarajevo in 2005 as part of an annual symposium on Muslim-Christian relations cosponsored by Georgetown University and the Archbishop of Canterbury. This volume presents the texts of the public lectures with regional presentations on issues of citizenship, religious believing and belonging, and the relationship between government and religion-both from the immediate situation in Bosnia-Herzegovina and from three contexts further afield: Britain, Malaysia, and West Africa.Both Christian and Muslim scholars propose key questions to be faced in addressing the issue of the common good. How do we approach the civic sphere as believers in particular faiths and as citizens of mixed societies? What makes us who we are, and how do our religious and secular allegiances relate to one another? How do we accommodate our commitment to religious values with acknowledgement of human disagreement, and how can this be expressed in models of governance and justice? How are we, mandated by scriptures to be caretakers, to respond to the current ecological and economic disorder of our world? Michael Ipgrave and his contributors do not claim to provide definitive answers to these questions, but rather they further a necessary dialogue and show that, while Christian and Islamic understandings of God may differ sharply and perhaps irreducibly, the acknowledgement of one another as people of faith is the surest ground on which to build trust, friendship, and cooperation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A valuable piece of education for theologians, intellectuals, and politicians alike. It raises all the right questions about Muslim-Christian relations, and offers some useful and even provocative answers. The analysis in this book is as vital for experts as it is for the general public to know that there is a common way for all of us.\"-HE Mustafa Ceric, Grand Mufti of Bosnia\"In a world in which Islamophobia (fed by militant right wing, anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim political parties, clergy and neo-cons, as well as religious extremism and anti-Westernism) thrives, Building Bridges continues to be an important multilateral beacon of light. It represents the best of Jesus and Muhammad's spirit and 'inclusive' vision and message.\" -John L. Esposito, professor \u0026amp; founding director, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, Georgetown University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction   Muslims, Christians and the Common GoodMichael Ipgrave  1. Believers and Citizens  \"In Broken Images\": Faith in the Public SphereMaleiha Malik  Christian Faith and National BelongingMichael Nazir-Ali  Faith and National Identity of Catholics in Bosnia-HerzegovinaMato Zovkic  The Identity of Christians in Church and in StateBogdan Lubardi   Faith and National Identity in BritainZaki Badawi and Michael IpgraveNotes  2. Seeking the Common Good  Islamic Views of the CollectiveTariq Ramadan  The Common Good: Catholicism, Pluralism, and Secular SocietyJohn LanganBosnian Muslim Scholars on Governance and JusticeFikret Karcic  Muslim and Christian Perspectives on Different Models of Governance and JusticeVladimir CiricGovernment and Religion in MalaysiaMohammad Hashim Kamali  Different Models of Governance and Justice: A West African Christian PerspectiveJohn Azumah  Notes  3. Caring Together for the World We Share  Christianity, Islam and the Challenge of PovertyRowan Williams  Poverty and the Charism of IshmaelTimothy J. Winter  Speaking to the HeartEllen F. Davis   yatology and Rahmatology: Islam and the EnvironmentAref Ali Nayed  Notes  ConclusionBuilding Bridges in Bosnia-HerzegovinaMichael Ipgrave  Index","brand":"Georgetown University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041533624663,"sku":"9781589012219","price":43.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781589012219.jpg?v=1750950671","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/building-a-better-bridge-muslims-christians-and-the-common-good-9781589012219","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}