Overview
This book is a presentation of the tenets and practices of Hinduism, Judaism, and Christianity that are comparable to or are similar to those of Islam for the benefit of the adherents of those faiths and others who wish to establish a dialogue with Muslims and explore common ground. This Comparative Religion, Interfaith Dialogue Resource consists of three units and fourteen chapters. The first unit includes two chapters-Chapter One, titled The Search for a Complete Religion, and Chapter Two, which focus on The Definition of Religion. My resource and personal experiences reveal that many professionals-judges, lawyers, chaplains, and academics-have difficulty defining religion. In spite of these difficulties, there are two common elements to a satisfactory definition of religion, namely, the existence of the creation and the Creator. Without human creation and the Creator, there is no religion. Therefore, religion has to involve the relationship between the creation and its Creator. However, some religions may also include the relationships among the creation. In my quest for a definition of religion, I started with the religion of the first human beings, Adam and Eve according to the Torah and the Qur'an, or Manu and Satarupa according to Hindu scriptures.
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Author: Antar Ibn-Stanford
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.30cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.327kg
ISBN: 9781542569002
ISBN 10: 1542569001
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 22 January 2017
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Author Information
My educational background consists of the following degrees: a M.A. in Teaching of English as a Second Language from Georgia State University in 1995; a Ph.D. in Near Eastern Studies with emphasis on Near East religion, history, language and culture from The University of Michigan in 1985; a M.A. in Near Eastern Studies from The University of Michigan in 1977 and a B.A. in Sociology from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1970. My professional experiences include: an Associate Professor of Arabic Studies at Clark Atlanta University where I taught Arabic Language, Humanities, and History Classes from 9/1991-12/1999; a Chaplain at the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Terre Haute, IN where I provided religious instructions and counseling to over 100 Muslim inmates and advised the prison administration regarding Muslim concerns from 3/1989-1/1990; and a Chaplain, at the State Prison of Southern Michigan, Jackson. MI where I provided religious instructions and counseling to over 300 Muslim inmates and advised the prison administration regarding Muslim concerns from 6/1983-8/1987; 12/1980-11/1987.
