Where Islam and Judaism Join Together

Introducing a framework to generate new conversations about inter-religious dialogue and create a community of religions, Shai Har-El argues that Islam and Judaism, sister religions, are closely related to one another with roots intertwined in the land, in the language, and in the memories of shared history.

Autorentext
Shai Har-El is a historian, educator, writer, poet, rabbi, and businessman. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, where he focused on the interdisciplinary study of the Middle East. He is the author of Struggle for Domination in the Middle East: The Ottoman-Mamluk War, 1485-1491 (1995) and Where Islam and Judaism Join (forthcoming).

Inhalt
Introduction: Jerusalem's Gate of Mercy as a Context Prologue: Our Father Avrah?m/Ibrah?m PART I: TWO RELIGIONS, ONE FAITH 1. The Gate of Unity: We are Bound Together: An Appeal to Muslims 2. The Gate of Discourse: Holy Tongue: A Cultural Commonality 3. The Gate of Practice: Rituals and Rites: Closer than Apart PART II: TWO COMMUNITIES, ONE ANCESTOR 4. The Gate of Legacy: The Religion of Abraham: A Common Ground 5. The Gate of Ancestry: Abraham and Ishmael: A Scriptural Reconstruction 6.The Gate of Morality: The Sacrifice of Isaac/Ishmael: Some Forgotten Lessons PART III: TWO ISSUES, ONE RESOLUTION 7. The Gate of Peace: Rights to the Holy Land: A Theological Reexamination 8. The Gate of Humanness: The Problem of Truth: The Truth of the Problem Epilogue: A Poetic Conclusion