Islam in A World of Diverse Faiths (Library of Philosophy and Religion)

Today the Islamic faith has exploded on the contemporary scene. On television and in newspapers Islam is depicted as playing a major role in world events. In this illuminating volume distinguished Muslim, Christian and Jewish writers explore the nature of the Islamic religion and its impact on a pluralistic society. In diverse ways they present a new and challenging vision of dialogue between the three monotheistic faiths in the modern world. Front Matter....Pages i-xviii Islam and Christian Monotheism....Pages 1-17 Incarnation and Trialogue....Pages 18-32 Idolatry and Religious Faiths....Pages 33-40 The Qur’an and Revelation....Pages 41-54 Progressive Revelation and Religious Uncertainty....Pages 55-71 The Political Implications of Revelation....Pages 72-87 The Qur’anic Conception of Apostleship....Pages 88-103 Stereotyping Other Theologies....Pages 104-113 Jesus and Mohammad....Pages 114-118 The Prophet Mohammad in Christian Theological Perspective....Pages 119-133 Religion and Society: The Example of Islam....Pages 134-177 Religion and State....Pages 178-187 The Abrahamic Ummah....Pages 188-200 Back Matter....Pages 201-218 Islam and Christian monotheism / John Hick Incarnation and trialogue / Dan Cohn-Sherbok Idolatry and religious faith / Rex Ambler The Qur'an and revelation / Yaqub Zaki Progressive revelation and religious uncertainty / Dan Cohn-Sherbok The political implications of revelation / Norman Solomon The Qur'anic conception of apostleship / Hasan Askari Stereotyping other theologies / Norman Solomon Jesus and Mohammad / John Hick The prophet Mohammad in Christian theological perspective / David Kerr Religion and society : the example of Islam / Muhammad Arkoun Religion and state / Hasan Askari The Abrahamic Ummah / Ahmed Shafaat. Today the Islamic faith has exploded on the contemporary scene. The rise of Islamic fundamentalism, the revolution in Iran, hostilities in the Middle East, the Salman Rushdie affair, and the war against Iraq have all highlighted the presence of the Islamic faith and its millions of adherents around the globe. In this illuminating volume distinguished Muslim, Christian and Jewish writers explore the nature of the Islamic religion and its impact on a pluralistic society. In diverse ways they present a new and challenging vision of dialogue between the three monotheistic faiths in the modern world. Today the Islamic faith has exploded on the contemporary scene. On television and in newspapers, Islam is depicted as playing a major role in world events. In this illuminating study, distinguished Muslim, Christian and Jewish writers explore the nature of the Islamic religion and its impact on a pluralistic society. In diverse ways they present a new and challenging vision of dialogue between the three monotheistic faiths in the modern world. Edited By Dan Cohn-sherbok. Repr. With New Preface. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.