Roman Catholics & Shiʻi Muslims : prayer, passion, & politics / James A. Bill & John Alden Williams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bill, James A.

Contributor:

Williams, John Alden.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catholic Church.

Shīʻah--Relations--Catholic Church.

Shīʻah.

Catholic Church--Relations--Shīʻah.

Relations.

Islam--Relations--Catholic Church.

Islam.

Catholic Church--Relations--Islam.

Physical Description:

x, 194 pages ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Roman Catholics and Shiʻi Muslims

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2002]

Summary:

A 2002 Choice Outstanding Academic Title. Connections between two great world faiths. This comparative look at Roman Catholicism and Twelver Shii Islam focuses on the linkages between these two religions rather than on the seemingly intractable differences between them. The authors compare the histories of the two faiths, consider parallels between important figures in each, and highlight the doctrinal, structural, and sociopolitical similarities they share. Balanced in tone and carefully researched, the book helps explain the essence of both traditions while enriching our understanding of each.

Contents:

Roman Catholicism and Twelver Shiʻism

The story of the people of the house

Sacred actors and intercessors

Redemptive suffering and martyrdom

Catholic mystics and Islamic Sufis: the confluence of experience

Law and state

Authority, justice, and the modern polity.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [171]-177) and index.

ISBN:

0807826898

OCLC:

47971431