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Author:   Terence Lovat ,  Robert Crotty
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   2015 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   2.409kg
ISBN:  

9783319155470

ISBN 10:   3319155474
Pages:   137
Publication Date:   19 March 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Section A: The Abrahamic Religions (Islam, Christianity and Judaism) and a Theory of Religion.- Chapter 1: An Introduction to the Abrahamic Religions.- Chapter 2: A Theory of Religion and Being Religious.- Section B: The Sacred Story(ies) of the Abrahamic Religions from Three Vantage Points.- Chapter 3: The Story from the Vantage Point of Judaism.- Chapter 4: The Story from the Vantage Point of Christianity.- Chapter 5: The Story from the Vantage Point of Islam.- Section C: Islamic and Islamist Scholarship and the Abrahamic (Ibrahimic) Tradition.- Chapter 6: The Heart of the Ibrahimic Story in Islam.- Chapter 7: The Increasing Cogency of Islamism.- Section D: Exploring Convivencia and the Potential for Islamic Leadership.- Chapter 8: The Historical Exemplar: La Convivencia.- Chapter 9: Re-constructing Convivencia in the Twenty-first Century.- Conclusion.

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Terence Lovat is Emeritus Professor (Philosophy, Religion and Theology) at the University of Newcastle, Australia and Senior Research Fellow at Oxford University, UK. He is a former Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean at Newcastle, currently holding a full-time research position. One of his main areas of research (incl. funded) involves Islam with particular attention to its relationship with Judaeo-Christianity and ‘Western’ civilization. He has won awards from Islamic groups for his work on Islam. Robert Crotty is Emeritus Professor (Religion and Education) at the University of South Australia. He is an eminent biblical studies scholar whose work has focused principally on the Abrahamic religions and their interface. He has written many books on Judaism, Christianity and has publications on Islam, including on the enigmatic role of Hagar, the Arabic wife of Abraham and mother of his first-born, Ishmael. Hagar and Ishmael constitute iconic sacred figures of both mainstream and radical Islam.

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