Peace-Building by, between, and beyond Muslims and Evangelical Christians

Contributions by Ghulam Haider Aasi, Asma Afsaruddin Indiana University, Osman Bakar, Steve Brown, Karim Douglas Crow, Alvin C. Dueck, Rabia Terri Harris, Riffat Hassan, David L. Johnston, Jimmy Jones, S Ayse Kadayifci-Orellana, Josh P. Morgan, Abdul Rashied Omar, Kevin Reimer, Evelyne A.Reisacher, Muhammed Shafiq, Wilbert R. Shenk, Glen Stassen, J Dudley Woodberry Edited by Mohammed Abu-Nimer School of International Service, American University, David Augsburger

Publication date:

16 April 2009

Length of book:

324 pages

Publisher

Lexington Books

Dimensions:

239x161mm
6x9"

ISBN-13: 9780739135211

This timely work addresses sensitive issues and relations between Muslims and Christians around the world. The book uniquely captures the opportunity for Christians and Muslims to come together and discuss pertinent issues such as pluralism, governance, preaching, Christian missionary efforts, and general misperceptions of Muslim and Christian communities. Joint authorship and discussion within the book is used to offer dialogue and responses between different contributors. This dialogue reveals that Christians and Muslims hold many things in common while having meaningful differences. It also shows the value of honestly sharing convictions while respecting and hearing the beliefs of another.

Part 1 I. Introduction
Part 2 II. Peace-Building, Nonviolence, and Conflict Resolution
Chapter 3 The Practices of Forgiveness and Reconciliation in Conflict Transformation
Chapter 4 Response to Augsberger
Chapter 5 Muslim Perspectives on War and Peace
Chapter 6 Response to Kadayifci
Part 7 III. Religious Diversity and Identity
Chapter 8 The Qur'anic Perspective on Religious Pluralism
Chapter 9 I am as my Servant thinks of Me
Chapter 10 Response to Hassan and Harris
Chapter 11 Social Location and Christian Identity: Some Historical Perspectives
Chapter 12 Response to Shenk and Dueck
Part 13 Interfaith and Intra-Faith Dialogue
Chapter 14 Theological Foundation of Interfaith Dialogue and Peaceful Coexistence: The Koran's Universal Perspectives
Chapter 15 Fear and Muslim-Christian Conflict Transformation: Resources from Attachment Theory and Affect Regulation
Chapter 16 Toward Mutual Respectful Witness
Chapter 17 The Right to Religious Conversion: Between Apostasy and Proselytization
Chapter 18 Response to all articles
Chapter 19 Response to Bakar and Omar
Part 20 V. Contemporary Issues, Case Studies
Chapter 21 Rethinking Human Rights: A Common Challenge for Muslims and Christians
Chapter 22 Let Peace Flourish: Descriptive and Applied Research from the Conflict Transformation Grant
Chapter 23 Abrahamic Faiths: Models of Interfaith Dialogue in the U. S.
Chapter 24 Response to all articles
Part 25 Concluding Remarks
Part 26 Appendices

Abu-Nimer and Ausburger's Peace-building by, between, and beyond Muslims and Evangelical Christians shows us how through forgiveness and coexistence we can create a new humanity. Their dialogues surface hidden treasures of both communities. Their essays achieve a new form of knowing so that we see one another in humanizing contexts, allowing us to look together toward a common future. The co-editors and co-authors enable us to perceive harmony and complementarities amid great cultural diversity. People of varied backgrounds are turning to a new set of beliefs. While they may not share the same form, they do share the essential premise that the world and its people are one community. This sense of unity which includes diverse human societies is the central concept around which this book is organized. It is indispensible for those of us in peace studies and those who work toward a culture of peace.