The Tent of Abraham: Stories of Hope and Peace for Jews, Christians, and Muslims (Paperback)

by Rabbi Arthur Waskow (Author), Sister Joan Chittister (Author), Murshid Saadi Shakur Chishti (Author)
Key Phrases: sacred unity, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Middle East (more...)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly
The three coauthors, representing the three major Western faiths (Judaism, Christianity and Islam), explain each religion's basis for a monotheistic multifaith movement by delving into ancient stories. Waskow, a rabbi, offers intellectual perspective on the Abrahamic story, explaining symbolic themes of Judaism. The Torah, for instance, is said to have been written with "black fire on white fire": The white fire is the blank spaces, where Jews of each generation are meant to read and reread the language contained in the black fire. Catholic sister and popular writer Chittister describes the Middle East conflict with compelling anecdotes from her own firsthand experience in founding an Israeli-Palestinian women's group. Finally, Sufi writer Chishti discusses the spiritual content and opinions related to Islam. The authors explore provocative questions, such as which son Abraham meant to sacrifice (Isaac, ancestor of the Jews, or Ishmael, ancestor of the Muslims) and the nature of the relationship between Sarah and Hagar: were they devoted friends, rivals or simply property of Abraham? Evoking the "open tent" policy of Abraham, who welcomed all visitors to his home despite social mores, the coauthors air out all options. (July)
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Review

?The Palestinian/Israeli conflict has elicited many books exhorting political and religious peace in the Middle East, but none has appealed to individual minds and hearts quite like this one.? Library Journal Starred

?This book will open your eyes to the possibilities for collaborative work between our traditions and is a must-read for those doing interfaith peacework.? Tikkun

See all Editorial Reviews

---

Product Details Paperback: 220 pages Publisher: Beacon Press (July 15, 2007) Language: English ISBN-10: 0807077291 ISBN-13: 978-0807077290 Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.8 inches Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews) Amazon.com Sales Rank: #228,837 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books) Popular in these categories: (What's this?) #49 in  Books > Religion & Spirituality > Bible & Other Sacred Texts > Sacred Writings > Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) > Biography #50 in  Books > Religion & Spirituality > Bible & Other Sacred Texts > Sacred Writings > Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) > Study #50 in  Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Reference > Biographies > Old Testament

Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Surprise Me!

Search Inside This Book:

---

Inside This Book (learn more)

Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
sacred unity

Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Middle East, One Being, Black Stone, Holy Temple, United States, Hebrew Bible, Breath of Life, Prophet Muhammad, Hagar the Egyptian, Holy of Holies, The Muslims, Temple Mount, Laughing One, One God, Francis of Assisi, Holy One, The Sufis, Well of Zamzam, Mount Moriah

Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Surprise Me!

Search Inside This Book:

---

What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?

	81% buy the item featured on this page: The Tent of Abraham: Stories of Hope and Peace for Jews, Christians, and Muslims 5.0 out of 5 stars (6) $10.20
	11% buy The Faith Club: A Muslim, A Christian, A Jew-- Three Women Search for Understanding 4.5 out of 5 stars (80) $11.70
	4% buy Abraham: A Journey to the Heart of Three Faiths (P.S.) 3.5 out of 5 stars (85) $10.15
	2% buy The Gift of Years: Growing Older Gracefully 4.5 out of 5 stars (26) $13.57

Explore similar items

---

Tags Customers Associate with This Product  (What's this?) Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people. Check the boxes next to the tags you consider relevant or enter your own tags in the field below. catholic(3) scott hahn(3) islam(2) judaism(2) catholic church(1) catholic reading(1) catholicism(1) compassion(1) gift idea(1) joan chittister(1) john dear(1) See all 16 tags... Your tags: Add your first tag

Search Products Tagged with   See most popular tags

Help others find this product — tag it for Amazon search

No one has tagged this product for Amazon search yet. Why not be the first to suggest a search for which it should appear?

---

Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store

If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store. Learn more

---

 

Customer Reviews

6 Reviews 5 star:  (6) 4 star:    (0) 3 star:    (0) 2 star:    (0) 1 star:    (0)           Average Customer Review 5.0 out of 5 stars (6 customer reviews)		Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews 18 of 18 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Doyal, November 4, 2006 By  Layod Sivad "A seeker" (Shawnee Oklahoma) - See all my reviews This review is from: The Tent of Abraham: Stories of Hope and Peace for Jews, Christians, and Muslims (Hardcover) The Tent of Abraham presents a vision of hope: what Jews, Christians and Muslims can do for a mutual understanding of the essence that binds these three great religions in Abraham. This book is especially clutching in showing the reader how women, mothers caught up in the madness of war, can see more clearly than politicians, that our humanity and our compassion should inform us that war can never be a satisfactory solution to any human need. People of all faiths should read this book. 12 of 12 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Praises for this contribution to peace, March 24, 2007 By  Sharon G. Mijares "Sharon G. Mijares, Ph.D." (Encinitas, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    This review is from: The Tent of Abraham: Stories of Hope and Peace for Jews, Christians, and Muslims (Hardcover) This is a most important book, and I highly recommend it. The combination of a Christian Sister, a Rabbi and a Sufi Murshid discussing their views of Abraham and Sarah's lives/tent from an in-depth perspective offers a model for peace and discussion that can be used in Churches, Mosques and Synagogues around the world. The authors present a discussion and model for deeper discourse that offers much hope in our seriously troubled world. The following Sura quoted from the Qur'an on page 133 of The Tent of Abraham highlights its message: "So turn your face and purpose towards the priordial religion of the upright, the hanif, the nature innately formed by the One Reality in which the One created humanity. Let there be no change in this work created by the One. This religion is self-subsisting, the standard, always resurrecting itself. But most among humanity do not understand. Turn to and remain conscious only of the One, remaining constantly in prayer. Don't deify anything else in yor life, not concepts or beliefs. Don't divide yourselves into sects that contratulate themselves on their own ideas (translation of Sura 30:30-32). We are all part of one human family who simply need to realize our divine Unity. Thank you Sr. Joan Chittister, Rabbi Waskow and Murshid Saadi for such a heartful book. Sharon G. Mijares, Ph.D. Primary author of The Root of All Evil: An Exposition of Prejudice, Fundamentalism and Gender Imbalance. 9 of 10 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Historical Background, January 3, 2007 By  Patricia Merrill "book lover" (Hawaii) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    This review is from: The Tent of Abraham: Stories of Hope and Peace for Jews, Christians, and Muslims (Hardcover) The book provides a good historical background of the three major religious movements. As a Christian, I learned a great deal more about the foundations of both the Jewish and Muslim faiths. It was helpful to my understanding of circumstances as they exist today.		Ad feedback   Most Recent Customer Reviews 5.0 out of 5 stars the Tent of Abraham i am looking forward to this read. we were supposed to read this one in a group at my church but that hasn't happened yet. Read more Published 8 months ago by Tammy Mickey 5.0 out of 5 stars A RABBI, A MUSLIM AND A NUN WALK INTO THE TENT OF ABRAHAM AND EACH ONE DISCOVERED THEMSELVES AT HOME Please notice the reading regarding Abraham receiving the three travellers is this Sunday's First Reading in the Roman Catholic liturgy, followed by the Gospel Reading regarding... Read more Published 24 months ago by C. Scanlon 5.0 out of 5 stars Courageous Grief Provides Room Under the Tent for All The story of Father Abraham is shared by Jews, Christians & Muslims. The fac that the two sons Issac & Ishamel reconcile in order to honor their Father in death provides a basis... Read more Published on January 3, 2007 by Bruce W. Felker Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews

---

Customer Discussions

 Beta (What's this?)

New! See all customer communities, and bookmark your communities to keep track of them.

This product's forum (0 discussions)   Discussion Replies Latest Post   No discussions yet Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight Start a new discussion Topic: First post: Receive e-mail when new posts are made Prompts for sign-in   [Cancel] Guidelines Active discussions in related forums   Discussion Replies Latest Post religion Athiests, Naturalists, Materialists and Evil 12 1 minute ago judaism Why Jews CAN NEVER Believe in Jesus/Yeshua 3108 2 minutes ago christianity Why the GREAT COMMISSION is "out of Commission." A special study for RAUL, explaining why the 12 never went to all nations. 84 3 minutes ago christianity Are Catholics saved? 955 7 minutes ago religion Explain Hell to me 335 12 minutes ago judaism Tikkun Olam 23 54 minutes ago islam Why nobody understands Islam> 5475 1 day ago

The Catholic community Latest activity 2 hours ago 4,030 customers have contributed 6,785 products, 476 lists & guides and more... › Explore the community The Judaism community Latest activity 13 hours ago 1,942 customers have contributed 2,200 products, 151 discussions and more... › Explore the community The Islam community Latest activity 1 hour ago 3,736 customers have contributed 2,608 products, 210 discussions and more... › Explore the community Related forums catholic (42 discussions) christianity (1023 discussions) islam (210 discussions) judaism (151 discussions) religion (1023 discussions) religious... (9 discussions) scott hahn Explore more › See all Customer Communities › Your communities

---

Product Information from the Amapedia Community

Beta (What's this?)

Be the first person to add an article about this item at Amapedia.com.

› See featured Amapedia.com articles

---

Listmania!

Catholic Books for Catholic (and other) readers: Sr. Joan Chittister: A list by Frère Charles du Désert "aimez-vous les uns aux autres"   Religions: Just Some Books: A list by B. L. Cloud "reader"   Making the gods work for you.: A list by Preston C. Enright Create a Listmania! list

Search Listmania!

---

So You'd Like to...

See Bruce Feiler's 10 Books to Read on Religion: A guide by Amazon.com Bookstore   Educate yourself!: A guide by Y. McCloskey "booklover918"   examine the showdown with Saddam: A guide by tendays komyathy Create a guide

Search Guides

---

Look for Similar Items by Category

• Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Reference > Bible Study
• Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Reference > Commentaries
• Books > Religion & Spirituality > Judaism > Sacred Writings > Hebrew Bible (Old Testament)
• Books > Religion & Spirituality > Religious Studies > Comparative Religion

---

SpaFeatures: Free Shipping Get free shipping on all SpaFeatures orders of $50 or more. See new items from SpaFeatures here. ›Shop SpaFeatures now

Big Savings in Books Find great titles at fantastic prices in our Bargain Books Store.

Buy Three Books, Get a Fourth Free Order any four eligible books under $10 and get the lowest-price book free in our 4-for-3 Books Store. See more details.

Best Books See our editors' picks and more of the best new books on our Best of the Month page.

Ad feedback

 

Feedback If you need help or have a question for Customer Service, contact us.  Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images? Is there any other feedback you would like to provide? Your comments can help make our site better for everyone. Please note that we are unable to respond directly to all feedback submitted via this form, but we'll ask you to sign in so we can contact you if needed.

Where's My Stuff? Track your recent orders. View or change your orders in Your Account. Shipping & Returns See our shipping rates & policies. See FREE shipping information. Return an item (here's our Returns Policy). Need Help? Forgot your password? Buy gift cards. Visit our Help department.

Your Recent History

  (What's this?)

You have no recently viewed items or searches. After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Look to the right column to find helpful suggestions for your shopping session.	Continue shopping: Top Sellers Free by Chris Anderson 3.5 out of 5 stars (15)$0.00 Paranoia by Joseph Finder 4.1 out of 5 stars (202)$0.00 My Soul to Lose by Rachel Vincent 3.6 out of 5 stars (5)$0.00 Glenn Beck's Common Sense by Glenn Beck 3.8 out of 5 stars (287)$6.59

Amazon.com Home  |   Directory of All Stores

International Sites:  Canada  |  United Kingdom  |  Germany  |  Japan  |  France  |  China

Business Programs: Sell on Amazon  |  Build an eCommerce Site  |  Advertise With Us  |  Developer Services  |  Self-Publish with Us

Help  |  View Cart  |  Your Account  |  1-Click Settings  |  Join Associates  |  Join Advantage

Careers at Amazon  |  Investor Relations  |  Press Releases  |  Corporate Responsibility

Conditions of Use | Privacy Notice © 1996-2009, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates

Product Details

• Paperback: 220 pages
• Publisher: Beacon Press (July 15, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0807077291
• ISBN-13: 978-0807077290
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #228,837 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

  Popular in these categories: (What's this?)

  #49 in	Books > Religion & Spirituality > Bible & Other Sacred Texts > Sacred Writings > Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) > Biography
  #50 in	Books > Religion & Spirituality > Bible & Other Sacred Texts > Sacred Writings > Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) > Study
  #50 in	Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Reference > Biographies > Old Testament

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Doyal, November 4, 2006

By	Layod Sivad "A seeker" (Shawnee Oklahoma) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Tent of Abraham: Stories of Hope and Peace for Jews, Christians, and Muslims (Hardcover)

The Tent of Abraham presents a vision of hope: what Jews, Christians and Muslims can do for a mutual understanding of the essence that binds these three great religions in Abraham. This book is especially clutching in showing the reader how women, mothers caught up in the madness of war, can see more clearly than politicians, that our humanity and our compassion should inform us that war can never be a satisfactory solution to any human need. People of all faiths should read this book.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Praises for this contribution to peace, March 24, 2007

By	Sharon G. Mijares "Sharon G. Mijares, Ph.D." (Encinitas, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Tent of Abraham: Stories of Hope and Peace for Jews, Christians, and Muslims (Hardcover)

This is a most important book, and I highly recommend it. The combination of a Christian Sister, a Rabbi and a Sufi Murshid discussing their views of Abraham and Sarah's lives/tent from an in-depth perspective offers a model for peace and discussion that can be used in Churches, Mosques and Synagogues around the world.

The authors present a discussion and model for deeper discourse that offers much hope in our seriously troubled world. The following Sura quoted from the Qur'an on page 133 of The Tent of Abraham highlights its message:

"So turn your face and purpose towards the priordial religion of the upright, the hanif, the nature innately formed by the One Reality in which the One created humanity. Let there be no change in this work created by the One. This religion is self-subsisting, the standard, always resurrecting itself. But most among humanity do not understand. Turn to and remain conscious only of the One, remaining constantly in prayer. Don't deify anything else in yor life, not concepts or beliefs. Don't divide yourselves into sects that contratulate themselves on their own ideas (translation of Sura 30:30-32).

We are all part of one human family who simply need to realize our divine Unity. Thank you Sr. Joan Chittister, Rabbi Waskow and Murshid Saadi for such a heartful book.

Sharon G. Mijares, Ph.D.
Primary author of The Root of All Evil: An Exposition of Prejudice, Fundamentalism and Gender Imbalance.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Historical Background, January 3, 2007

By	Patricia Merrill "book lover" (Hawaii) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Tent of Abraham: Stories of Hope and Peace for Jews, Christians, and Muslims (Hardcover)

The book provides a good historical background of the three major religious movements. As a Christian, I learned a great deal more about the foundations of both the Jewish and Muslim faiths. It was helpful to my understanding of circumstances as they exist today.