Truth over fear : combating the lies about Islam / Charles Kimball.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kimball, Charles, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islam--Relations--Christianity.

Islam.

Relations.

Christianity.

Christianity and other religions--Islam.

Christianity and other religions.

Islam--Doctrines.

Interfaith relations.

Physical Description:

xi, 158 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Combating the lies about Islam

Place of Publication:

Louisville, Kentucky : Westminster John Knox Press, [2019]

Summary:

Questions and fears about Islam have proliferated American life for decades, from the Iranian Revolution in 1979 to the September 11, 2001, attacks. Yet more recent history has seen a new development in the tangle of Christian-Muslim relations: the mainstreaming of Islamophobia as a path to political and societal power at the highest level. Politicians and religious leaders now routinely spread fear and confusion about Muslim beliefs and practice in order to bolster their own positions. Many recognize what is wrong with this situation but are frustrated with what seem to be limited options for response. Truth over Fear provides resources to address the manipulation of religious misunderstanding and intolerance. From renowned Christian scholar of Islam and longtime participant in Christian-Muslim engagement, Charles Kimball demystifies Islam, the world's second-largest religion, and provides practical guidance on how to share simple facts about Muslim beliefs and practices with family and others, how to take the first steps in dialogue with Muslim neighbors, and how to move beyond dialogue to shared ministry and community building. -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The peril and promise of interfaith relations in the twenty-first century

The five pillars: keys to understanding Islam

Conflict and cooperation: how we got here

The world we actually live in: Islam in the twenty-first century

Faithful response to two imperatives: the missionary mandate and interfaith dialogue

Peaceful coexistence and cooperation in a dangerous world: living into a healthy and hopeful future.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-145) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Kimball, Charles, author. Truth over fear.

ISBN:

9780664264628

066426462X

OCLC:

1089960329