The names of God in Judaism, Christianity and Islam : a basis for interfaith dialogue / Máire Byrne.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Byrne, Máire, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Abrahamic religions.

God--Name.

God.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (184 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, 2011.

Summary:

"This book offers a welcome solution to the growing need for a common language in interfaith dialogue; particularly between the three Abrahamic faiths in our modern pluralistic society. The book suggests that the names given to God in the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament and the Qur'an, could be the very foundations and building blocks for a common language between the Jewish, Christian and Islamic faiths. On both a formal interfaith level, as well as between everyday followers of each doctrine, this book facilitates a more fruitful and universal understanding and respect of each sacred text; exploring both the commonalities and differences between each theology and their individual receptions. In a practical application of the methodologies of comparative theology, Maire Byrne shows that the titles, names and epithets given to God in the sacred texts of Judaism, Christianity and Islam contribute towards similar images of God in each case, and elucidates the importance of this for providing a viable starting point for interfaith dialogue."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

1. Interfaith Dialogue and Comparative Theology

2. Names and Naming

3. Names of God in the Hebrew Bible

4. Names of God in the New Testament

5. 99 Most Beautiful Names of Allah

6. Comparative Theologies and the Names of God

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [155]-168) and index.

ISBN:

9786613174048

9781472549464

1472549465

9781283174046

1283174049

9781441163417

1441163417

OCLC:

745970628