Justice and Rights is a record of the fifth "Building Bridges" seminar held in Washington, DC in 2006 (an annual symposium on Muslim-Christian relations cosponsored by Georgetown University and the Church of England). This volume examines justice and rights from Christian and Muslim perspectives—a topic of immense relevance for both faiths in the modern world, but also with deep roots in the core texts of both traditions.

Leading scholars examine three topics: scriptural foundations, featuring analyses of Christian and Muslim sacred texts; evolving traditions, exploring historical issues in both faiths with an emphasis on religious and political authority; and the modern world, analyzing recent and contemporary contributions from Christianity and Islam in the area of freedom and human rights.

The Venerable Dr. Michael Ipgrave is the Archdeacon of Southwark, Church of England.

"Astute commentary from philosophers, theologians, and jurists turns this stunning compilation of Muslim and Christian sources, classical and modern, into a working instrument to clarify vexed notions of justice and of rights from the comparative perspective our fractured world sorely needs."

Introduction

Christian and Muslim PerspectivesMichael Ipgrave

Part I Scriptural Foundations

1. The Ruler and the Ruled in Islam: A Brief Analysis of the SourcesMohammad Hashim Kamali

2. Biblical Perspectives on Divine Justice and Political AuthorityEllen Davis 3. Scriptural Texts3.1 Two PsalmsEllen Davis3.2 Twelve Verses from the Qur’ānMustansir Mir3.3 Two New Testament TextsMichael Ipgrave3.4 Seven aḥādīthTimothy J. WinterNotes

Part II Evolving Traditions

4. Religious Orthodoxy and Religious Rights in Medieval Islam: A Reality Check on the Road to Religious TolerationVincent J. Cornell

5. Une Foi, Une Loi, Un Roi: Political Authority and Religious Freedom in the West, from Constantine to Jefferson John Langan

6. Traditional Texts6.1 A Letter of St. AugustineRowan Williams6.2 A Response of ibn LubbVincent Cornell6.3 A Treatise of al-GhazālīVincent Cornell6.4 A Treatise of Martin LutherMiroslav VolfNotes

Part III The Modern World

7. Human Rights and the Freedom of ReligionMalcolm Evans

8. Modern Texts8.1 The Barmen DeclarationMiroslav Volf8.2 Writings of Imam Khomeini Seyed Amir Akrami8.3 The Second Vatican Council on Religious FreedomCarolyn Evans8.4 Two Islamic Declarations on Human RightsFikret KarcicNotes

Index