edited by Lucinda Mosher and David Marshall
contributions by Feras Hamza, Veli-Matti Karkkainen, Lucinda Mosher, Lucinda Mosher, Mohsen Kadivar, Lucy Gardner, Sohaira Siddiqui, Richard Bauckham, Brandon Gallaher and Maria Dakake
Georgetown University Press, 2019
Paper: 978-1-62616-484-0 | Paper: 978-1-62616-485-7
Library of Congress Classification BP166.23.B85 2015
Dewey Decimal Classification 297.283

ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY | REVIEWS | TOC
ABOUT THIS BOOK

A record of the 2015 Building Bridges Seminar for leading Christian and Muslim scholars, this collection of essays explores the nature of divine and human agency through themes of creation’s goal, humankind’s dignity and task, and notions of sovereignty. Part I sets the context for the book with “Human Action within Divine Creation: A Muslim Perspective” by Mohsen Kadivar of Duke University and “On the Possibility of Holy Living: A Christian Perspective” by Lucy Gardner of Oxford University. The rest of the book includes paired essays—one from a Muslim perspective, one from a Christian perspective—that introduce scriptural material with commentary to aid readers in conducting dialogical study. In her conclusion, coeditor Lucinda Mosher digests the illuminating small-group conversations that lie at the heart of the Building Bridges initiative, conversations that convey a vivid sense of the lively, penetrating but respectful dialogue for which the project is known. This unique volume will be a valuable resource to scholars, students, and professors of Christianity and Islam.