<p>The interactions of the Jewish, Christian and Muslim communities through the centuries have often been hostile and sometimes violent. Today a new 'trialogue' between them is developing in several parts of the world. One of the most ambitious ventures so far of this kind took place recently in Cal
Encountering the Stranger : A Jewish-Christian-Muslim Trialogue
β Scribed by Leonard Grob; John K. Roth
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 314
- Series
- Stephen S. Weinstein Series in Post-Holocaust Studies
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
In an age when "collisions of faith" among the Abrahamic traditions continue to produce strife and violence that threatens the well-being of individuals and communities worldwide, the contributors to Encountering the Stranger--six Jewish, six Christian, and six Muslim scholars--takes responsibility to examine their traditions' understandings of the stranger, the "other," and to identify ways that can bridge divisions and create greater harmony.
β¦ Subjects
Interpersonal relations -- Religious aspects. ; Strangers -- Religious aspects. ; Other (Philosophy) -- Religious aspects. ; Religions -- Relations. ; Christianity. ; Judaism. ; Islam.; POL034000; REL113000
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