Things That Make for Peace

doi:10.5771/9781498591652

Things That Make for Peace

Traversing Text and Tradition in Christianity and Islam

1. Edition 2020

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doi.org/10.5771/9781498591652
ISBN print: 978-1-4985-9164-5
ISBN online: 978-1-4985-9165-2
Lexington, Lanham Lexington, Lanham

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Abstract

In a world that increasingly sees religion as a source of violence, this book explores resources from within religious traditions that might help build peace. Drawing from the rich textual histories of Christianity and Islam, the contributors mine their faith traditions for ways of thinking and ways of being that help shift perceptions about religion, and actively contribute to the growth of peace in our troubled times.

Not content with retreat into religious exclusivism, these essays are an act of sharing something held dear. In sharing, the thing offered no longer remains the possession of the one who offers, and so these essays are an act of vulnerability and trust-building. In sharing precious things together, in giving and receiving, peace becomes not only a matter of dialogue, but also shared commitments to ways of being.

Schlagworte

Peace Islam Inter-religious dialogue Christianity Violence

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Preface
- Contents
- First Things
1–12 1 Peace, Nonviolence, and Islam 1–12
13–24 2 Like Lightning? 13–24
25–40 3 The Prophets as Archetypes of Peace in the Qur’an 25–40
41–58 4 From Cultures of Violence to Ways of Peace 41–58
59–74 5 A Prophetic Stance against Violence 59–74
75–90 6 Leaving Judgment to God 75–90
91–102 7 An Apocalypse that Welcomes Others? Reading Revelation Peacefully 91–102
103–106 Index 103–106
107–109 About the Contributors 107–109

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