| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 300 pages) |
| Contents |
Part I. Abraham's Jewish children -- Calling Abraham's children / Kelly James Clark -- The peoples of the earth and the tents of Jacob : humanity in the image of God / Einat Ramon -- Dance of the spirit : the land of Israel and the Jewish soul / Dov Berkovites -- Revisiting the Holy Rebellion / Leah Shakdiel -- Does Judaism teach universal human rights? / Arik Ascherman -- The intolerance of Israeli education / Nurit Peled-Elhanan -- Part II. Abraham's Christian children -- Religious tolerance / Jimmy Carter -- Religious intolerance and the wounds of God / Nicholas Wolterstorff -- Caring for the 'other' as one fo 'us' : religious freedom for all / Ziya Meral -- A minority with the majority opinion / Hanna Siniora -- 'Honor Everyone!' Christian faith and the culture of universal respect -- Part III. Abraham's Muslim children -- God needs no defense / Abdurrahman Wahid -- The middle way / Hedieh Mirahmadi -- Islam as the embodiment of divine mercy and tolerance / M. Fethullah Gülen -- The historical and religious seeds of 'honor' / Rana Husseini -- An Islamic treatise on tolerance / Absolkarim Soroush |
| Summary |
Scarcely any country in today's world can claim to be free of intolerance. Israel and Palestine, Northern Ireland, the Sudan, the Balkans, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, and the Caucasus are just some of the areas of intractable conflict, apparently inspired or exacerbated by religious differences. Can devoted Jews, Christians, or Muslims remain true to their own fundamental beliefs and practices, yet also find paths toward liberty, tolerance, and respect for those of other faiths?In this vitally important book, fifteen influential practitioners of the Abrahamic religions address religious liberty and tolerance from the perspectives of their own faith traditions. Former President Jimmy Carter, Rabbi Arik Ascherman, Indonesia's first democratically elected president, Abdurrahman Wahid, and the other writers draw on their personal experiences and on the sacred writings that are central in their own religious lives. Rather than relying on "pure reason," as secularists might prefer, the contributors celebrate religious traditions and find within them a way toward mutual peace, uncompromised liberty, and principled tolerance. Offering a counterbalance to incendiary religious leaders who cite Holy Writ to justify intolerance and violence, the contributors reveal how tolerance and respect for believers in other faiths stands at the core of the Abrahamic traditions |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Freedom of religion.
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Religious tolerance.
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Abrahamic religions.
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Religions -- Relations.
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RELIGION -- Islam -- History.
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Interfaith relations
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Abrahamic religions
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Freedom of religion
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Religions
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Religious tolerance
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Clark, Kelly James, 1956- editor.
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| ISBN |
030018333X |
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9780300183337 |
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