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Author:   W. El-Ansary ,  D. Linnan
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.461kg
ISBN:  

9780230104426

ISBN 10:   0230104428
Pages:   289
Publication Date:   26 November 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

A Common Word Between Us and You: Motives and Applications; H.E.Shaykh Ali Goma'a A Common Word Initiative: Theoria and Praxis; S.Hossein Nasr The Power of Finding Common Ground: A Common Word and the Invitation to Understanding; The Right Reverend W.O.Gregg PART I: THEORY Theology Islam, Christianity, the Enlightenment: A Common Word and Muslim-Christian Relations; I.Kalin Mutual Theological Hospitality – Doing Theology in the Presence of the 'Other';  D.Madigan Mysticism Spirituality and Other Religions: Meditations Upon Some Deeper Dimensions of A Common Word; C.Dagli Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and Interfaith Dialogue: Mystical Principles, Practical Initiatives;  J.Chryssavgis Metaphysics What of the Word is Common?; J.Lumbard Disagreeing to Agree: A Christian Response to A Common Word; J.Cutsinger Theological Parallels and Metaphysical Meeting Points: Christ and the Word in Christianity and Islam; M.Dakake PART II: APPLICATIONS Environment and Climate Change Islamic Environmental Economics and the Three Dimensions of Islam: A Common Word on the Environment as Neighbor; W.El-Ansary Environmentalism as Modern Religion& Climate Change as the Secular Apocalypse: Reassessing the Role of Religion in Environmental Decision-making; C.Pinon Carlarne Humans Rights and Ethics A Common Word and Human Rights as Minimal Rules; N.Adams Improving Interfaith Relations with the Common Word Project; Q.-ul Huda Pluralism and Ethics as Competing Bases of Human Rights; S.Ruhaini Dzuhayatin Development A Common View of Development?; D.K.Linnan An Islamic Perspective on Economic Development; A.Mirakhor  & Z.Iqbal A Common Word, Development, and Human Rights: African and Catholic Perspectives; J.M.Isanga

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<p>&#8220;A lively and diverse set of essays exploring the theological and moral implications of the Common Word. The emphasis on issues of economics and social justice is particularly to be welcomed.&#8221; &#8212;Abdal Hakim Murad, Dean, the Cambridge Muslim College

<p> A lively and diverse set of essays exploring the theological and moral implications of the Common Word. The emphasis on issues of economics and social justice is particularly to be welcomed. --Abdal Hakim Murad, Dean, the Cambridge Muslim College

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WALEED El-Ansary is an Assistant Professor of Human Sciences at the University of South Carolina, USA.   DAVID LINNAN is an Associate Professor of Law at the University of South Carolina, USA.

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