Monotheism and Its Complexities: Christian and Muslim Perspectives - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1626165831 ISBN 13: 9781626165830

Publisher: Georgetown University Press, 2018

Synopsis

The Building Bridges Seminar, a gathering of scholar-practitioners of Islam and Christianity, has been convened annually since 2002 for the purpose of deep study of scripture and other texts carefully selected for their pertinence to the year's chosen theme. This book provides a record of the proceedings of the fifteenth such seminar, which met in and near Washington, DC, May 6-10, 2016. Lucinda Mosher begins the volume with a retrospective on the first fifteen years of Building Bridges, providing a context for the model of vigorous and respectful dialogue that characterizes the initiative.  Christian scholars such as Richard Bauckham and Christoph Schwobel and Muslim scholars such as Asma Afsaruddin and Martin Nguyen the explore the contours of monotheism as a theological question.  In addition, the book analyzes texts from the two traditions, featuring reflections by Sajjad Rizvi and Janet Soskice and others on affirming the unity of God. Lucinda Mosher concludes the volume with an insider's look at the deliberations and discussions among participants. 

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About the Author:

Lucinda Mosher is Assistant Academic Director of the Building Bridges Seminar; Faculty Associate in Interfaith Studies, Hartford Seminary; and Center for Anglican Communion Studies Fellow in World Anglicanism, Virginia Theological Seminary, Alexandria, Virginia. David Marshall is Academic Director of the Building Bridges Seminar; Senior Research Fellow of the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs; and Associate Professor in the Theology Faculty of Georgetown University, Washington, DC.

About this edition

• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1626165831
• ISBN 13: 9781626165830
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 216
• Editor: Mosher Lucinda, Marshall David