Muslim and Christian Understanding

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-x

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2. Narrative Introduction

   1. Narrative Introduction

      • Waleed El-Ansary, David K. Linnan

      Pages 1-12

3. Religious Leaders’ Introductions

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-13

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   2. “A Common Word Between Us and You”: Motives and Applications

      • He Shaykh Ali Goma’a

      Pages 15-19

   3. “A Common Word” Initiative: Theoria and Praxis

      • Seyyed Hossein Nasr

      Pages 21-28

   4. The Power of Finding Common Ground: “A Common Word” and the Invitation to Understanding

      • William O. Gregg

      Pages 29-35

4. Theory

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 37-37

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   2. Theology

      1. Islam, Christianity, the Enlightenment: “A Common Word” and Muslim-Christian Relations

         • Ibrahim Kalin

         Pages 41-56

      2. Mutual Theological Hospitality: Doing Theology in the Presence of the “Other”

         • Daniel A. Madigan

         Pages 57-66

   3. Mysticism

      1. Spirituality and Other Religions: Meditations upon Some Deeper Dimensions of “A Common Word Between Us and You”

         • Caner Dagli

         Pages 69-79

      2. Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and Interfaith Dialogue: Mystical Principles, Practical Initiatives

         • John Chryssavgis

         Pages 81-90

   4. Metaphysics

      1. What of the Word Is Common?

         • Joseph Lumbard

         Pages 93-109

      2. Disagreeing to Agree: A Christian Response to “A Common Word”

         • James S. Cutsinger

         Pages 111-130

      3. Theological Parallels and Metaphysical Meeting Points: Christ and the Word in Christianity and Islam

         • Maria M. Dakake

         Pages 131-138

5. Applications

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 139-139

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   2. Environment and Climate Change

      1. Islamic Environmental Economics and the Three Dimensions of Islam: “A Common Word” on the Environment as Neighbor

         • Waleed El-Ansary

         Pages 143-157

      2. Reassessing the Role of Religion in Western Climate Change Decision-Making

         • Cinnamon P. Carlarne

         Pages 159-172

   3. Human Rights and Ethics

      1. In Pursuit of a “New Secular”: Human Rights and “A Common Word”

         • Nicholas Adams

         Pages 175-187

      2. Multiculturalism in Indonesia: Human Rights in Practice

         • Harkristuti Harkrisnowo

         Pages 189-200

      3. The “Common Word,” Development, and Human Rights: African and Catholic Perspectives

         • Joseph M. Isanga

         Pages 201-218

This book explores 'A Common Word Between Us and You', a high-level ongoing Christian-Muslim dialogue process. The Common Word process was commenced by leading Islamic scholars and intellectuals as outreach in response to the Pope's much criticized Regensburg address of 2007.

• Christianity
• Islam
• theology

"A lively and diverse set of essays exploring the theological and moral implications of the Common Word. The emphasis on issues of economics and social justice is particularly to be welcomed." - Abdal Hakim Murad, Dean, the Cambridge Muslim College

WALEED El-Ansary is an Assistant Professor of Human Sciences at the University of South Carolina, USA.   DAVID LINNAN is an Associate Professor of Law at the University of South Carolina, USA.

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