Encountering the stranger : a Jewish-Christian-Muslim trialogue / edited and introduced by Leonard Grob and John K. Roth.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Grob, Leonard.

Roth, John K.

Series:

Stephen S. Weinstein series in post-Holocaust studies

The Stephen S. Weinstein series in post-Holocaust studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Interpersonal relations--Religious aspects.

Interpersonal relations.

Strangers--Religious aspects.

Strangers.

Other (Philosophy)--Religious aspects.

Other (Philosophy).

Religions--Relations.

Religions.

Relations.

Christianity.

Judaism.

Islam.

Physical Description:

xviii, 294 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2012]

Summary:

In an age when "collisions of faith" among the Abrahamic traditions continue to produce strife and violence that threaten 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 to bridge divisions and create greater harmony. Book jacket.

Contents:

I In the Shadow of the Holocaust: Safeguarding the Stranger

1 "You Shall Not Murder": A Foundation for Trialogue? / John K. Roth Roth, John K. 9

2 Whom May I Kill? / Zayn Kassam Kassam, Zayn 24

3 "Where Is Your Brother?": Jewish Teachings on the "Stranger" / David Patterson Patterson, David 38

4 Canopies of Hospitality: Post-Shoah Christian Faith and Making Room for Others / Henry F. Knight Knight, Henry F. 50

5 The Place of Non-Muslims in the Islamic Concept of the "Other": The Need for Rethinking Islamic Tradition in the Pursuit of Religious Pluralism / Bassam Tibi Tibi, Bassam 64

6 The Jewish Roots of Emmanuel Levinas's Metaphysics of Welcome / Leonard Grob Grob, Leonard 76

II The "Other" in Scripture and Tradition: Valuing the Stranger

7 Encountering the Stranger in Classic Rabbinic Judaism / Peter J. Haas Haas, Peter J. 97

8 Encountering the Stranger: Aspects of Medieval Christianity / Margaret Brearley Brearley, Margaret 109

9 Noah and Others: Pluralism in Ancient and Modern Judaism / Rochelle L. Millen Millen, Rochelle L. 123

10 Normative Islamic (Qur'anic) Teachings on Pluralism: Reflections on "The People of the Book" / Riffat Hassan Hassan, Riffat 137

11 Reflexivity and Tawallî between Jews, Christians, and Muslims / Bülent Senay Senay, Bülent 149

12 Encountering the Other: Enemy or Stranger? / Hubert G. Locke Locke, Hubert G. 163

III The Hospitality of Pluralism: Welcoming the Stranger

13 Ora / Henry Greenspan Greenspan, Henry 182

14 Bearers of the Rings: Reflections on Christian Spirituality and the Theology of Religions / Britta Frede-Wenger Frede-Wenger, Britta 193

15 Litarafoo: The Dialogical Method / Sana Tayyen Tayyen, Sana 206

16 Loving the Stranger: Intimacy between Jews and Non-Jews / Rachel N. Baum Baum, Rachel N. 218

17 When Certainty Becomes Immaterial / Khaleel Mohammed Mohammed, Khaleel 232

18 Interreligious Dialogue beyond Absolutism, Relativism, and Particularism: A Catholic Approach to Religious Diversity / Didier Pollefeyt Pollefeyt, Didier 245.

Notes:

"A Samuel and Althea Stroum Book".

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780295992013

0295992018

9780295992020

0295992026

OCLC:

785080384