Muslim and Christian Understanding: Theory and Application of “A Common Word”

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Narrative Introduction....Pages 1-12
Front Matter....Pages 13-13
“A Common Word Between Us and You”: Motives and Applications....Pages 15-19
“A Common Word” Initiative: Theoria and Praxis....Pages 21-28
The Power of Finding Common Ground: “A Common Word” and the Invitation to Understanding....Pages 29-35
Front Matter....Pages 37-37
Islam, Christianity, the Enlightenment: “A Common Word” and Muslim-Christian Relations....Pages 41-56
Mutual Theological Hospitality: Doing Theology in the Presence of the “Other”....Pages 57-66
Spirituality and Other Religions: Meditations upon Some Deeper Dimensions of “A Common Word Between Us and You”....Pages 69-79
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and Interfaith Dialogue: Mystical Principles, Practical Initiatives....Pages 81-90
What of the Word Is Common?....Pages 93-109
Disagreeing to Agree: A Christian Response to “A Common Word”....Pages 111-130
Theological Parallels and Metaphysical Meeting Points: Christ and the Word in Christianity and Islam....Pages 131-138
Front Matter....Pages 139-139
Islamic Environmental Economics and the Three Dimensions of Islam: “A Common Word” on the Environment as Neighbor....Pages 143-157
Reassessing the Role of Religion in Western Climate Change Decision-Making....Pages 159-172
In Pursuit of a “New Secular”: Human Rights and “A Common Word”....Pages 175-187
Multiculturalism in Indonesia: Human Rights in Practice....Pages 189-200
The “Common Word,” Development, and Human Rights: African and Catholic Perspectives....Pages 201-218
An Islamic Perspective on Economic Development....Pages 221-233
A Common View of Development: Richer Versus Better, and Who Decides?....Pages 235-257
Back Matter....Pages 259-289