a Model of Interfaith Dialogue Markham, Ian S. creator text Electronic books. xx Farnham Ashgate Pub. 2009 monographic eng

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1 online resource (188 p.) Too often interfaith dialogue is generic and unfocused. Often it involves 'liberals' from each tradition coming together to criticize the 'conservatives' in their own traditions. This book provides a model for interfaith dialogue that challenges very directly the 'dialogue industry'. This book involves a Christian theologian in deep conversation with a Muslim theologian. Bediuzzaman Said Nursi (1877-1960) was born at the end of the Ottoman Empire and lived through the emergence of an aggressive secular state. He had to think through, in remarkably creative ways, the challenge of faith within a. Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Part One Learning from Said Nursi; 1 Introduction: Christian Theology and Islam; 2 Religious Basis for Ethics; 3 Challenging Atheism; 4 Living Life Accountable; 5 Faith First, Politics Second; 6 Engaging Religious Diversity; 7 Coping with Globalization; 8 Grounded Spirituality: The Challenge of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi; 9 What Christians Can Learn from Bediuzzaman Said Nursi; Part Two: Rethinking Dialogue; 10 The Dialogue Industry; 11 Learning from India; 12 A New Decalogue. 13 Conservatives and Dialogue: Why It Is Essential to Get Conservatives Excited about the Dialogue14 Neither Conservative nor Liberal: A Theology of Christian Engagement with Non-Christian Tradition; 15 Conclusion; Index. Christianity and other religions Islam Islam Relations Christianity Dialogue Religious aspects Christianity Dialogue Religious aspects Islam Nursi, Said 1873-1960 Nurculuk RELIGION / Christian Life / Social Issues RELIGION / Christianity / General BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Gaia & Earth Energies BP172 .M326 2009 201.5 261.2'7dc22 9780754696797 (electronic bk.) 0754696790 (electronic bk.) http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=476394 http://www.myilibrary.com?id=234469 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=421352 http://www.myilibrary.com?id=234469&ref=toc http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=476394 http://www.myilibrary.com?id=234469 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=421352 http://www.myilibrary.com?id=234469&ref=toc EBLCP 100427 20200709055451.0 ocn609853044 eng