A Muslim View Of Christianity: Essays on Dialogue (Faith Meets Faith Series) [Paperback]

Mahmoud Ayoub (Author), Irfan A. Omar (Editor)

Product Details

• Paperback: 264 pages
• Publisher: Orbis Books; annotated edition edition (May 30, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1570756902
• ISBN-13: 978-1570756900
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #496,355 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #91 in Books > Religion & Spirituality > Islam > Theology

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An outstanding collection of essays, October 19, 2007

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This review is from: A Muslim View Of Christianity: Essays on Dialogue (Faith Meets Faith Series) (Paperback)

Irfan A. Omar edits an outstanding collection of essays highly recommended for Muslim and Christian spiritual collections alike: they serve as a bridge between the two religions and represent the reflections and insights of a highly regarded scholar in Christian-Muslim dialogue. These are essays previously published by Ayoub and gathered conveniently from a range of sources under one cover, offering studies which vary from analysis of the roots Quar'anic thought to modern religious applications. Students who would better understand either religion or the dialogue between the two must have these writings, which represent both the foundations of intercultural communications and the essentials of spiritual communication between religious perspectives.

Diane C. Donovan

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An academic approach to Christianity, December 6, 2010

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Cadman Kiker - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Muslim View Of Christianity: Essays on Dialogue (Faith Meets Faith Series) (Paperback)

I read this book in a senior level college class entitled "Jesus in the New Testament and the Qur'an" at Piedmont College in Demorest Georgia, taught by Barbara Brown Taylor. Out of the three books that were assigned for this class this was the only one that was written by an Islamic author. This could be one of the reasons that I enjoyed it the most out of the three. Ayoub does an excellent job of portraying his own tradition, Islam, and describing the view of Christianity from his own perspective. This allows the reader (assuming that they are a westerner, as most reading this book will probably be) a rare chance to step outside of one's own culture and view it through the eyes of another. Whether a person is Christian or not, there is no denying that the Christian worldview has attributed to the culture of western world; therefore, there is no need to approach this book from a devotional perspective to reap great rewards from its content. This is not an easy read, it is quite academic in nature, but the language used is not pretentious, and a novice student of religion would be able to work through it relatively easily with time. In closing, I highly recommend this book to those that wish to achieve a more educated view of not only Islam, but also Western Christianity as well.

4.0 out of 5 stars Insightful Book, December 6, 2010

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This review is from: A Muslim View Of Christianity: Essays on Dialogue (Faith Meets Faith Series) (Paperback)

Irfan Omar has put together an insightful collection of essays written by Mahmoud Ayoub pertaining to two major world religions, Islam and Christianity. For someone with little background in either tradition, Ayoub manages to discuss both traditions in an well-rounded manner. He doesn't assume his reader is already significantly well read in the subject area, and thus is easy to follow given the necessary time to immerse oneself in the literature. From his writings you can illicit such fundamental differences between the two traditions as to how overlapping major figures are perceived in the context of vastly intricate and evolving societies. Yet Ayoub also maintains that, both being Abrahamic traditions, there is common ground that can be used to bridge the gap between Islam and Christianity. There is much to be learned from the interfaith dialogue that can easily stem from ideas in Ayoub's writings. At the very least, the reader should expect to gain a better knowledge and understanding of both of these great traditions without feeling "recruited" by either.