Things that make for peace : traversing text and tradition in Christianity and Islam / edited by Anthony Rees.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rees, Anthony M., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Peace--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Peace.

Peace--Biblical teaching.

Peace--Religious aspects--Islam.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 109 pages)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2020]

Summary:

In a world that increasingly sees religion as a source of violence, this book explores resources from within religious traditions that might help build peace. Drawing from the rich textual histories of Christianity and Islam, the contributors mine their faith traditions for ways of thinking and ways of being that help shift perceptions about religion, and actively contribute to the growth of peace in our troubled times. Not content with retreat into religious exclusivism, these essays are an act of sharing something held dear. In sharing, the thing offered no longer remains the possession of the one who offers, and so these essays are an act of vulnerability and trust-building. In sharing precious things together, in giving and receiving, peace becomes not only a matter of dialogue, but also shared commitments to ways of being.

Contents:

First Things

Peace, Nonviolence, and Islam

Like Lightning?

The Prophets as Archetypes of Peace in the Qur'an

From Cultures of Violence to Ways of Peace

A Prophetic Stance against Violence

Leaving Judgment to God

An Apocalypse that Welcomes Others? Reading Revelation Peacefully.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4985-9165-5