Understanding Christian-Muslim Relations - Couverture souple

Bennett, Clinton

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0826487831 ISBN 13 : 9780826487834

Editeur : Continuum, 2008

Synopsis

For centuries Christians and Muslims have engaged with each other in manifold ways, peaceful and otherwise, be it in scholarly study, or in war and colonization.

Today, Christians represent an influential body of opinion that largely perceives Islam, post 9/11, as a threat. Yet Muslims represent approximately one third of the world's population. Improved understanding between Christians and Muslims is therefore crucial and a prerequisite for universal peace and justice. This book aims to investigate Islam's place in the world, Muslim aspirations vis-a-vis non-Muslims and the realities of how Muslims are perceived and how they perceive others. Each chapter analyses accessible texts from central thinkers and commentators, broadly split into two camps: confrontational or conciliatory. Christian-Muslim relations are set in the wider context of civilizational, geo-political and economic interaction between the Muslim world and the historically Christian West.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Clinton Bennett teaches Religious Studies at the State University of New York at New Paltz, and at Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY, USA.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Continuum
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0826487831
• ISBN 13: 9780826487834
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 268
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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