Contemporary Muslim–Christian Encounters: : Developments, Diversity, and Dialogues

Abstract

Preface, Leonard Swidler (Temple University, USA) Forward, Alan Race (University of Winchester, UK) 1. Dialogue before Dialogue, David Thomas (University of Birmingham, UK) 2. The Contemporary Context of Muslim-Christian Dialogue, Paul Hedges (University of Winchester, UK) 3. Can those Chosen by God Dialogue with Others?, Reuven Firestone (University of Southern California and Hebrew Union College, USA) 4. Interreligious Dialogue as Lay, Institutional, and Academic: Muslim Perspectives, Khaleel Mohammed (San Diego State University, USA) 5. Gender and Muslim-Christian Dialogue, Anne Hege Grung (University of Oslo, Norway) 6. Applying Sharia Principles of Religious Tolerance to the Protection of Children: Nigerian Religious Conflict and Reconciliation amongst Muslims and Christians, Yusuff J. Amuda (International Islamic University, Malaysia) 7. Peace-building Through Interfaith Dialogues: The DRC Model, Jean-Daniel Kabati (University of Kwazalu Natal, South Africa) 8. Initiative and Response: The Future of Muslim-Christian Dialogue, Douglas Pratt (University of Waikato, New Zealand, and University of Bern, Switzerland) 9. Christian Responses to Islamophobia, Ray Gaston (Queen's Foundation for Ecumenical Theological Education, UK) 10. Christian Muslim Relations in the USA: A Postmodern Analysis after 9/11, Clinton Bennett (State University of New York, USA) 11. 'Bringing Faith Back In': Muslim and Christian Approaches to Nuclear (Non-)Proliferation and Disarmament, Shirin Shafaie (School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, UK) 12. Vatican and World Council of Church Initiatives: Weaving Interreligious Threads on Ecumenical Looms, Clare Amos (World Council of Churches) Bibliography Index