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Author:   Anne Hege Grung
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   53
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.756kg
ISBN:  

9789004306691

ISBN 10:   9004306692
Pages:   486
Publication Date:   25 September 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
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Table of Contents Acknowledgements PART I - INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 BACKGROUND, AIM, AND FOCUS Gender Justice Delimitations of this Study PART II - THEORETICAL, CONTEXTUAL, AND METHODOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES CHAPTER 2 THEORETICAL AND CONTEXTUAL PERSPECTIVES Hermeneutics, Dialogue, and Feminisms Hermeneutics Dialogue and Hermeneutics Two Models of Interreligious/Transreligious Dialogue Feminisms, Muslim‐Christian Dialogue, and Hermeneutics CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS, CHOICES, AND TOOLS Situating the Project Methodologically Establishing the Empirical Material: Selecting Texts, Participants, and Working Methods Methodological Discussions Ethical Perspectives The Empirical Material in the Study and the Analysis PART III - SITUATING THE BIBLE, THE KORAN, AND THE HADITH: READINGS OF THE HAGAR/HAJAR NARRATIVES CHAPTER 4 SHARING IMAGES AND EXPERIENCES OF THE KORAN AND THE BIBLE Is it OK to Leave the Bible on the Floor? Different Understandings of Materiality and Respect for the Bible and the Koran The First Discussion in the Group: Complex Communication What is at Stake for the Participants in this Discussion CHAPTER 5 MAKING MEANING OF THE HAGAR/HAJAR NARRATIVES The Hagar/Hajar Narratives in the Old Testament and the Hadith The First Comments on the Hagar/Hajar Narratives Discussion 1 on the Hagar/Hajar Narratives: The Practice of Naming Women Practices of Naming as an Example of Discrimination Against Women in Text and Context Discussion 2 on the Hagar/Hajar Narratives: Eva: “How could Hagar/Hajar abandon Ishmael in the desert?” Discussion 3 on the Hagar/Hajar Narratives: The Complexity of the Hagar/Hajar Narratives in the Process of Interpretation Testimonies about Narratives of Equality and Hope: Temporal and Spatial Aspects Discussion 4 on the Hagar/Hajar Narratives: Obedience versus Forgiveness in the Christian and Islamic Traditions PART IV - SITUATING THE CONTEXTS: READINGS OF SURA 4:34 AND 1 TIMOTHY 2:8‐15 CHAPTER 6 MAKING MEANING OF SURA 4:34 AND 1 TIMOTHY 2:8‐15 The Texts: 1 Timothy 2:8‐15 (the New Testament) and Sura 4:34 (the Koran) Discussion 1 on Sura 4:34 and 1 Timothy 2:8‐15: Inger: “Why do I have to read this in 2006? These texts belong to the past” Discussion 2 on Sura 4:34 and 1 Timothy 2:8‐15: Aira: “The old understanding of old things that perhaps used to be sufficient but is not today” Discussion 3 on Sura 4:34 and 1 Timothy 2:8‐15: Inger: “Women as wise as us ... need … to get something said!” Discussion 4 on Sura 4:34 and 1 Timothy 2:8‐15: Shirin: “But think about it. This is much better than what happens in real life” Concluding Discussion on Sura 4:34 and 1 Timothy 2:8‐15: Strategies of Making Meaning and Ethical Implications for the Readers PART V - CONCLUSIONS CHAPTER 7 MAKING MEANING OF CANONICAL SCRIPTURES: A STEP TOWARD GENDER JUSTICE? The Crucial Focus Point in Gender Justice: The Texts or the Readers? The Canonical Texts: Roles and Functions The Hermeneutical Strategies and Tools: Shared and Particular Different Hermeneutical Strategies Used in the Narrative and the Prescriptive Texts? Religious Differences and How They Are Interpreted: Constitutive or Challenging? A Dialogically Situated Feminist Hermeneutics Gender Justice, Religious Traditions, and Dialogue: In Search for Places of Human Equality Bibliography Index of subjects Index of authors

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Anne Hege Grung (1965) is Associate Professor in Practical Theology at the Practical-Theological Seminary, Oslo. She has been engaging with Muslim-Christian encounters and dialogue through participation and research since the early 1990s in Norway and beyond.

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