Was Jesus a Muslim?: Questioning Categories in the Study of Religion - Softcover

Shedinger, Robert F.

 
9780800663254: Was Jesus a Muslim?: Questioning Categories in the Study of Religion
Softcover
ISBN 10: 080066325X ISBN 13: 9780800663254
Publisher: Fortress Press, 2009

Synopsis

An intriguing question - Do Muslims understand Jesus in some ways morehistorically appropriate than Christians do? - leads Robert F. Shedingerinto a series of provocative challenges to the disciplines ofreligious studies and comparative religions. Questioning theconvenient distinction between "politics" and "religion" and theisolation of "religion" from wider social and cultural questions,Shedinger offers a proposal for a more accurate and respectfulunderstanding of faith that he argues will improve possibilities formutual understanding among Christians, Muslims - and others.

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About the Author

Robert F. Shedinger is Associate Professor of Religion at Luther College. He teaches courses on Islam and has lectured on Western perceptions of Islam. He is also the author of Tatian and the Jewish Scriptures (2001) and coeditor of Who Killed Goliath? Reading the Bible with Heart and Mind (2001).

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Publisher
Fortress Press
Publication date
2009
Language
English
ISBN 10 
080066325X
ISBN 13 
9780800663254
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
212