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Muslims, Christians, and the challenge of interfaith dialogue / Jane Idleman Smith.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Smith, Jane I.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Islam--United States.
- Islam.
- Muslims--United States.
- Muslims.
- Islam--Relations--Christianity.
- Christianity and other religions--Islam.
- Christianity and other religions.
- Religions--Relations.
- Religions.
- Religious pluralism--United States.
- Religious pluralism.
- United States--Ethnic relations.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (201 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This volume looks at the history of encounter between the two religions, the types of dialogue that are taking place both locally and nationally, and the hope that conversation brings for better interfaith understanding.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Encountering each other
- The legacy of engagement
- Islam: a truly American religion?
- Models of Christian-Muslim dialogue in America
- When dialogue goes wrong
- The pluralist imperative: Christian perspectives
- The pluralist imperative: Muslim perspectives
- New directions in dialogue.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-177) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-988569-9
- 1-281-16334-1
- 0-19-804198-5
- 1-4356-1967-6
- 9786611163341
- OCLC:
- 922953193
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