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Author Bennett, Clinton

Title In search of understanding : reflections on Christian engagement with Muslims after four decades of encounter / by Clinton Bennett ; foreword by Ataullah Siddiqui
Published Eugene, Oregon : Wipf & Stock, [2019]

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Description 1 online resource (129 pages)
Contents Introduction. My personal journey -- Can Christians appreciate the prophet Muhammad as a genuine messenger from God or is this theological treason? -- How might Christians respond to the Muslim claim that Jesus was a prophet and is not God incarnate? -- Can Christians with integrity regard the Qur'an as a word from God? -- Is there any possibility of rapprochement on the issue of whether Jesus died on the cross? -- The state of official church-related Christian-Muslim dialogue -- Suggestions on how Christians can challenge negative tropes about Muslims and cooperate in peace and justice advocacy, social and community development -- Conclusion
Summary Clinton Bennett reflects on four decades of engagement with Muslims and Christian-Muslim relations as a missionary, scholar, and interfaith activist. Set in the context of his personal story, chapters discuss a series of critical questions to the Christian-Muslim relationship reprising earlier wriing. Bennett asks: can Christians appreciate the prophet Muhammad as a genuine messenger from God or is this theological treason? How might Christians respond to the Muslim claim that Jesus was a prophet and is not Bod incarnate: Can Christians with integrity regard the Qur'an as a word from God, and is there any possibility of rapprochement on the issue of whether Jesus died on the cross? Focusing on the United States, Bennett also describes church-sponsored Christian-Muslim initiatives and offers suggestions on how Christians can rethink their ideas about Muslims and cooperate with them in peace and justice advocacy, and social and community development. Exploring some of the causes of Islamophobia, Bennett set out to challenge Christians to keep the commandment not to bear false witness against their Muslim neighbors
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 109-116) and indexes
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 07, 2020)
Subject Christianity and other religions -- Islam.
Islam -- Relations -- Christianity.
Christianity
Interfaith relations
Islam
Form Electronic book
Author Siddiqui, Ataullah, writer of foreword
Siddiqui, Ataullah
ISBN 1532646577
9781532646577