Paul-Gordon Chandler

Pilgrims of Christ on the Muslim Road (eBook, PDF)

Exploring a New Path Between Two Faiths

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Today's tensions between the "Islamic" East and "Christian" West run high. Here Paul-Gordon Chandler presents fresh thinking in the area of Christian-Muslim relations, showing how Christ-whom Islam reveres as a Prophet and Christianity worships as the divine Messiah-can close the gap between the two religions. Historically, Christians have taken a confrontational or missionary approach toward Islam, leading many Muslims to identify Christianity with the cultural prejudices and hegemonic ambitions of Westerners. On the individual level, Christ-followers within Islam have traditionally been encouraged by Christians to break away from their Muslim communities. Chandler boldly explores how these two major religions-which share much common heritage-can not only co-exist, but also enrich each other. He illustrates his perspective with examples from the life of Syrian novelist Mazhar Mallouhi, widely read in the Middle East. Mallouhi, a self-identified "Sufi Muslim follower of Christ," seeks to bridge the chasm of misunderstanding between Muslims and Christians through his novels.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 1
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Oktober 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798216228684
• Artikelnr.: 75875493

Autorenporträt

PAUL G. CHANDLER is an author, art curator, interfaith peacemaker, authority on the Middle East and Africa. and the author of In Search of a Prophet: A Spiritual Journey with Kahlil Gibran (Rowman & Littlefield).He is recognized as a global leader in using the arts to further our quest for a more harmonious future, both with each other and with the earth. He can be reached at: paulgchandler.com.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Introduction
Part 2 Part 1 - Pilgrim of Allah: Devotion to Christ within the Line of
Muhammad
Chapter 3 Pilgrimage to Faith
Chapter 4 Journeying Among Muslims
Chapter 5 Discovering Home
Part 6 Part 2 - Bridging Two Worlds
Chapter 7 Salaam on Islam
Chapter 8 Muslim Disciple of Christ
Part 9 Part 3 - New Directions for the Journey
Chapter 10 Resurrecting the Eastern Christ: Embracing the Semitic Face of
Jesus
Chapter 11 Opening a Middle Eastern Book: Returning the Christian
Scriptures to their Middle Eastern Origin
Chapter 12 Once Upon a Time: Telling Eastern STories of Faith to Muslim
Audiences
Chapter 13 Questions to a Muslim Christian Pilgrim: An Interview with
Mazhar Mallouhi
Chapter 14 Appendix: List of Mazhar Mallouhi's works