This title offers comprehensive and contemporary exploration of the role of Jesus in both Islam and Christianity and issues of dialogue in Christian-Muslim relations. "Images of Jesus Christ in Islam 2nd Edition" provides a general introduction to the question of Jesus Christ in Islam and a dialogical discussion of this issues' importance for Christian-Muslim relations. Its originality lies in its comprehensive presentation of relevant sources and research and its discussion of Islamic images of Christ in the wider context of Muslim-Christian relations. Oddbjorn Leirvik provides a comprehensive introduction to a breadth of Muslim traditions through an examination of interpretations of Jesus throughout history, whilst also examining historic tensions between Islam and Christianity. This book's distinctive contribution lies in its dialogical perspective in the perennial area of interest of Islam and Christian-Muslim relations.
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Offers comprehensive and contemporary exploration of the role of Jesus in both Islam and Christianity and issues of dialogue in Christian-Muslim relations. This title provides a general introduction to the question of Jesus Christ in Islam and a dialogical discussion of this issues' importance for Christian-Muslim relations.
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Preface; 1 Introduction; 2. Christ in the Qur'an and in Hadith; 3. Jesus in Muslim legend and Qur'anic exegesis; 4. Jesus in Shi'ite tradition; 5. Jesus in Sufism; 6. Encounters and confrontations: dialogue, apologetics, polemics; 7. Twentieth-century tendencies and discussions; 8. Issues of dialogue; Postscript: Knowing with oneself, knowing with the other: A 'conscientous' dialogue between religions?; Bibliography; Index of authors.
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"The person of Jesus Christ is cherished and venerated by both Muslims and Christians. Many works have shown how respect for him has brought division, and some try to show how it could bring unanimity. This is one of the few that succeeds in showing both why he is crucial to Muslims as well as Christians, and also how he has set the faiths apart and might bring them closer. The variety of approaches to Jesus it includes and the broad range of works on him it examines make it a leader in this field and a key to understanding why Jesus retains his potency for agreement and disagreement in the two largest world religions." - David Thomas, Professor of Christianity and Islam, University of Birmingham, UK
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Comprehensive and contemporary exploration of the role of Jesus in both Islam and Christianity and issues of dialogue in Christian-Muslim relations.
It relates to questions of shared concern between Christians and Muslims, as well as general questions in theology, anthropology and ethics.

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ISBN
9781441177391
Publisert
2010-05-27
Utgave
2. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
Continuum Publishing Corporation
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234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
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Product format
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Antall sider
304

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Oddbjorn Leirvik is Professor of Interreligious Studies at the University of Oslo, Norway. He is co-initiator of the European Society of Intercultural Theology and Interreligious Studies, and has written extensively in English and Norwegian on Christian-Muslim Relations and Interreligious Dialogue.