Jews, Christians and Muslims in Encounter
Jews, Christians and Muslims in Encounter
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Publisher: SCM Press
ISBN: 9780334047155
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 31/05/2013
Width: 13.5 cm
Height: 21.6 cm
On one of the most pressing challenges of our time, this book reflects the current and historical relationships that exist between the faith-traditions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
It begins with discussion on the state of Jewish-Christian relations, examining anti-Semitism and the Holocaust, the impact of Israel and theological controversies such as covenant and mission. Kessler also traces different biblical stories and figures, from Hebrew Bible and the New Testament, demonstrating Jewish-Christian contact and controversy. Jews and Christians share a sacred text, but more surprisingly, a common exegetical tradition. They also need to deal with some of the more problematic and violent biblical texts.
Jews, Christians and Muslims in Encounter includes reflection on the encounter with Islam, including topics associated with a divergent history and memory as well as contemporary relations between the three Abrahamic faiths.
Kessler's writings shed light on common purpose as well as how to manage difference, both vital in forming a positive identity and sustaining a flourishing community.
These essays by one of Europe's foremost Jewish scholars of Jewish-Christian and Jewish-Muslim relations provide many keen insights into developments in interreligious relations over the past fifteen years. -- Philip A. Cunningham, Ph.D, Director, Institute of Jewish-Catholic Relations
'This volume represents another highly readable, topical contribution by Kessler. The subjects covered include helpful overviews of generational shifts, global changes, and institutional statements, as well as a range of insightful biblical studies and explorations of the place of Islam within interfaith dialogue. Altogether, this collection of essays offers a fascinating window onto the developing world of Abrahamic Faith studies. -- Daniel Langton, University of Manchester
This volume from one of the UK's leading practitioners of, and reflectors on, relations between and among the Abrahamic religions, provides valuable insights into many different aspects of their inter-relationship, including their texts, both scriptural and contemporary, and the dynamics of the relationship between them on a community level, both in the West and in the Middle East. -- Hugh Goddard, University of Edinburgh
