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Book SynopsisIs it possible to bridge two faiths, to cross through myriad cultures, and to seek to understand some of today's great global crises from the viewpoint of the other? With an estimated 5 million Muslims in the United States, Islam is a faith that invites attention. Beginning with the perceived dissonance of east and west, of Christianity and Islam, and working through the complexity of antagonistic worldviews that have been perpetuated over the centuries,
Engaging Islam from a Christian Perspective seeks to rediscover the deep interconnectedness between these two world faiths. The political upheavals experienced across North Africa and the Middle East and the emergence of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria and Boko Haram in north east Nigeria indicate the urgency and importance of establishing constructive dialogue. This book sets local dialogue in the wider context of the significant international conversations that have been taking place between the two faiths. The emergence o
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Engaging Islam from a Christian Perspective should be required reading for clioceses, not only in the Episcopal Church, but throughout the Anglican Communion, that seek to break new ground with Islam.»
(Pierre W. Whalon, Anglican Theological Review 99/2 2017)
Table of ContentsContents: Muslims in Britain: An overview of recent Church of England Engagement – International and Local influences – The Lambeth conferences: 1988 and 1998 – Archbishop Rowan Williams 2003-2012 – Responding to Islamist Extremism – Anglicans and the Shia Tradition – Listen to her Roar! Engaging with Muslim Women – Speaking the Unspeakable - Is it possible to be Muslim and Gay.
