Description
Book SynopsisThe second edition of Jews, Christians, Muslims: A Comparative Introduction to Monotheistic Religions, compares Judaism, Christianity, and Islam using seven common themes which are equally relevant to each tradition. Provoking critical thinking, this text addresses the cultural framework of religious meanings and explores the similarities and differences among Judaism, Christianity, and Islam as it explains the ongoing process of interpretation in each religion. The book is designed for courses in Western and World Religions.
Table of ContentsIN THIS SECTION:
1.) BRIEF
2.) COMPREHENSIVE
BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Part I: Scripture and Tradition
Chapter 1: In Judaism
Chapter 2: In Christianity
Chapter 3: In Islam
Part II: Monotheism
Chapter 4: In Judaism
Chapter 5: In Christianity
Chapter 6: In Islam
Part III: Authority
Chapter 7: In Judaism
Chapter 8: In Christianity
Chapter 9: In Islam
Part IV: Worship and Rituals
Chapter 10: In Judaism
Chapter 11: In Christianity
Chapter 12: In Islam
Part V: Ethics
Chapter 13: In Judaism
Chapter 14: In Christianity
Chapter 15: In Islam
Part VI: Material Culture
Chapter 16: In Judaism
Chapter 17: In Christianity
Chapter 18: In Islam
VII. Religion and the Political Order
Chapter 19: In Judaism
Chapter 20: In Christianity
Chapter 21: In Islam
COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Part I: Scripture and Tradition
Chapter 1: Scripture and Tradition in Judaism
The Bible’s History and the History or Judaism
Scripture and the Interpretive Tradition in Rabbinic Judaism
Scripture and Tradition in the History of Judaism
The “Rabbinization” of Medieval Judaism
Chapter 2: Scripture and Tradition in Christianity
Bible, Revelation, and Christianity
Scripture and Interpretive Tradition in Christianity
Scripture and Tradition in the History of Christianity
Chapter 3: Scripture and Tradition in Islam
The Qur’an and the Prophet
Scripture and Interpretive Tradition in Islam
Questions for Discussion and Review
Part II: Monotheism
Chapter 4: Monotheism in Judaism
Structuring Elements of Judaic Theology
Judaic Theology in Diverse Cultural Settings
Judaic Thought in Modern European Culture
Chapter 5: Monotheism in Christianity
The God of a New Revelation: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
Defining the Triune God
Defining the Incarnate God
Chapter 6: Monotheism in Islam
Doctrines and Practices
Islamic Monotheism: A Wider Perspective
Questions for Discussion and Review
Part III: Authority
Chapter 7: Authority in Judaism
Biblical Metaphors of Covenant Community
Applications of Covenantal Models in the Dead Sea Yahad
Covenantal Models and Rabbinic Tradition
Chapter 8: Authority in Christianity
Christian Construction of Authority
Historical Development of Authority after 1500
Chapter 9: Authority in Islam
Muhammad's Sunna as Perfect Pattern for Muslim Life
The Shar+Aa As Islam's Supreme Authority
The Sources of Jurisprudence (U.sk l al-Fiqh)
Political Authority in Islam
Part IV: Worship and Ritual
Chapter 10: Worship and Ritual in Judaism
The Halakhic Shaping of Religious Experience
Modernity and the Ideal of Avodah
Chapter 11: Worship and Ritual in Christianity
Constructing a World in Ritual
Transformation of Ritual
Chapter 12: Worship and Ritual in Islam
Foundations of Worship in Islam
Islamic Life Cycle Rites
Variations and Popular Practices
Saint Veneration
Questions for Discussion and Review
Part V: Ethics
Chapter 13: Ethics in Judaism
Halakhah and the Cultivation of Character
Halakhah and the Social Order
Jewish Commitments in a Non-Halakhic Framework
Chapter 14: Ethics in Christianity
The Structure of Christian Ethics
The Historical Development of Christian Ethics
Chapter 15: Ethics in Islam
Enjoining the Good and Forbidding the Evil
The “Five Categories” or “Principles” of Actions
Righteousness as True Piety
Fear and Friendship
Muslims “Think Globally, Act Locally”
The Devil in the Details
On the Boundary of Law and Morality: Some Contemporary Issues
Questions for Discussion and Review
Part VI: Material Culture
Chapter 16: Material Culture in Judaism
Judaic Material Culture: The Problem of Context
The Synagogue as a Cultural Puzzle
Marking the Jewishness of the Home
The Book in Judaic Cultures
The Symbolic Vocabulary of Costume
Chapter 17: Material Culture in Christianity
Relics
Art and Architecture
Images
The Reformation
Christianity and Print Culture
Modernity and Religious Identity
Chapter 18: Material Culture in Islam
The Mosque as Both Islamic and Muslim Aspects of Material Culture
Public Space in Muslim Perspective
Muslim Domestic Space
The Muslim Body: Clothing, Adornment, Cosmetics, Grooming
Muslim Expressions of the Beautiful: Painting, the Decorative Arts, and Music
Questions for Discussion and Review
Part VII: Religion and the Political Order
Chapter 19: Religion and the Political Order in Judaism
The Jewish State Between Messiahs
Jewish Self-Government Under Patriarch and Exilarch
Jewish Autonomy Under Islamic and Christian Empires
Judaism and the Modern European State
Judaism and the Secular Jewish State
Jewish Civil Religion in Israel and America
Chapter 20: Religion and The Political Order in Christianity
From Persecution to Rulership
Secular and Sacred in Conflict
The Reformation
Pluralism: Churches and the State
National Destinies
Christianity and Violence in Modernity
Sexuality and Gender
Chapter 21: Religion and The Political Order in Islam
Roots of Islamic Revival
Islam and Reform in Modern Indonesia
Political Islam
Muslim Extremism
Muslim Views of Sex and Gender
Questions for Discussion and Review
Notes
Glossary
Suggestions for Further Reading
Timeline
Credits
Index
