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In a world that increasingly sees religion as a source of violence, this book explores resources from within religious traditions that might help build peace. Drawing from the rich textual histories of Christianity and Islam, the contributors mine their faith traditions for ways of thinking and ways of being that help shift perceptions about religion, and actively contribute to the growth of peace in our troubled times.

Not content with retreat into religious exclusivism, these essays are an act of sharing something held dear. In sharing, the thing offered no longer remains the possession of the one who offers, and so these essays are an act of vulnerability and trust-building. In sharing precious things together, in giving and receiving, peace becomes not only a matter of dialogue, but also shared commitments to ways of being.

Table of Contents

First Things

Anthony Rees



Chapter 1: Peace, Nonviolence, and Islam

Zeki Saritoprak



Chapter 2: Like Lightning? Luke 17:22–37 Revisited in Interfaith Perspective

David J. Neville



Chapter 3: The Prophets as Archetypes of Peace in the Qur’an: The Use and Non-use of Isra¯’i¯liyya¯t Sources in the Story of Musa

Mahsheed Ansari and Hakan Coruh



Chapter 4: From Cultures of Violence to Ways of Peace: Reading the Benedictus in the Context of Australia’s Treatment of Asylum Seekers in Offshore Detention

Anne Elvey



Chapter 5: A Prophetic Stance against Violence: Analysis of the Meccan Period of Prophet Muhammad’s Life and Centrality of Peace as a Preferred Method

Suleyman Sertkaya



Chapter 6: Leaving Judgement to God: Jonah’s Struggle

Marie-Louise Craig



Chapter 7: An Apocalypse That Welcomes Others? Reading Revelation Peacefully

U-Wen Low



Bibliography



Index



About the Contributors

Product details

Published Sep 30 2020
Format Hardback
Edition 1st
Extent 134
ISBN 9781498591645
Imprint Lexington Books
Dimensions 9 x 6 inches
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Anthology Editor

Anthony Rees

Contributor

Anthony Rees

Contributor

Zeki Saritoprak

Contributor

Mahsheed Ansari

Contributor

Hakan Coruh

Contributor

Anne Elvey

Contributor

U-Wen Low

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