Monks and Muslims II: Creating Communities of Friendship

If Christians and Muslims are to live in peace, encouraging one another to grow in holiness and working together for the good of all God's creation, they must move beyond politicized and often negative images of one another. Monastic/Muslim dialogue issuing from friendship and focused on revelation, prayer, and witness is an important component in this effort. Indeed, it is essential.

A conference jointly sponsored by the International Institute for Islamic Studies and Monastic Interreligious Dialogue brought together Iranian Shi‘a Muslims and Christian monastics to Qum, Iran. Their first gathering was held a year previous in Rome, Italy and focused on spiritual topics like meditation and prayer. The second meeting in Qum was an occasion to deepen the bonds of friendship that had already been established. The conference theme centered on friendship and the dialogue explored the scriptural, theological, spiritual, philosophical, and practical bases for friendship between monks and Muslims. This follow up book invites readers to listen in and learn from their conversation and witness.

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Monks and Muslims II: Creating Communities of Friendship

If Christians and Muslims are to live in peace, encouraging one another to grow in holiness and working together for the good of all God's creation, they must move beyond politicized and often negative images of one another. Monastic/Muslim dialogue issuing from friendship and focused on revelation, prayer, and witness is an important component in this effort. Indeed, it is essential.

A conference jointly sponsored by the International Institute for Islamic Studies and Monastic Interreligious Dialogue brought together Iranian Shi‘a Muslims and Christian monastics to Qum, Iran. Their first gathering was held a year previous in Rome, Italy and focused on spiritual topics like meditation and prayer. The second meeting in Qum was an occasion to deepen the bonds of friendship that had already been established. The conference theme centered on friendship and the dialogue explored the scriptural, theological, spiritual, philosophical, and practical bases for friendship between monks and Muslims. This follow up book invites readers to listen in and learn from their conversation and witness.

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If Christians and Muslims are to live in peace, encouraging one another to grow in holiness and working together for the good of all God's creation, they must move beyond politicized and often negative images of one another. Monastic/Muslim dialogue issuing from friendship and focused on revelation, prayer, and witness is an important component in this effort. Indeed, it is essential.

A conference jointly sponsored by the International Institute for Islamic Studies and Monastic Interreligious Dialogue brought together Iranian Shi‘a Muslims and Christian monastics to Qum, Iran. Their first gathering was held a year previous in Rome, Italy and focused on spiritual topics like meditation and prayer. The second meeting in Qum was an occasion to deepen the bonds of friendship that had already been established. The conference theme centered on friendship and the dialogue explored the scriptural, theological, spiritual, philosophical, and practical bases for friendship between monks and Muslims. This follow up book invites readers to listen in and learn from their conversation and witness.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780814638361
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Publication date: 01/27/2014
Series: Monastic Interreligi
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 136
File size: 338 KB

About the Author

Mohammad Ali Shomali is the author of several books, including Ethical Relativism: An Analysis of the Foundations of Morality, Discovering Shi'a Islam, and Shi'a Islam: Origins, Faith&Practices. He is also coeditor of Catholics&Shi'a in Dialogue: Studies in Theology&Spirituality, Catholic-Shi'a Engagement: Reason&Faith in Theory and Practice, and A Catholic-Shi'a Dialogue: Ethics in Today's Society.

Table of Contents

Contents

Introduction   vii

Friendship at Tibhirine: Monastic/Muslim Dialogue in Algeria   1
     Godefroy Raguenet de Saint-Albin
The Qur'an's Multifaceted Picture of Muslim/Christian Relations   24
     Maximilian (Fredrick) Musindai
Friends and Friendship in Biblical Literature   36
     Timothy Wright, OSB
Friendship in the Qur'an   52 
     Mohammad Ali Shomali
Love and Friendship: Prerequisite and Goal of Monastic/Muslim Dialogue   67
     Mohsen Javadi
A Monastic Approach to Friendship between Religions   76
     Benoît Standaert
Friend of God: Abraham and the Four Birds   90
     Farrokh Sekaleshfar
Ora et Labora   101
     Muhammad Legenhausen
Postscript   114 
Selected Bibliographies   120
List of Contributors   122
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