Humanity : texts and contexts : Christian and Muslim perspectives : a record of the sixth Building Bridges seminar convened by the Archbishop of Canterbury, National University of Singapore, December 2007 /

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Imprint:	Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, ©2010.
Description:	1 online resource (xvii, 158 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Islam -- Relations -- Christianity -- Congresses. Christianity and other religions -- Islam -- Congresses. Human beings -- Congresses. Theological anthropology -- Islam -- Congresses. Theological anthropology -- Christianity -- Congresses. Christianity. Human beings. Interfaith relations. Islam. Theological anthropology -- Christianity. Theological anthropology -- Islam. Electronic books. Conference papers and proceedings.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11134702

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Other authors / contributors:	Marshall, David, 1963- Ipgrave, Michael.
ISBN:	9781589017597 1589017595 9781589017160 1589017161
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	"Humanity: Texts and Contexts is a record of the 2007 Singapore "Building Bridges" seminar, an annual dialogue between Muslim and Christian scholars cosponsored by Georgetown University and the Archbishop of Canterbury. This volume explores three central questions: What does it mean to be human? What is the significance of the diversity that is evident among human beings? And what are the challenges that humans face living within the natural world? A distinguished group of scholars focuses on the theological responses to each of these questions, drawing on the wealth of material found in both Christian and Islamic scriptures. Part one lays out the three issues of human identity, difference, and guardianship. Part two explores scriptural texts side by side, pairing Christian and Islamic scholars who examine such themes as human dignity, human alienation, human destiny, humanity and gender, humanity and diversity, and humanity and the environment. In addition to contributions from an international cast of outstanding scholars, the book includes an afterword by Archbishop Rowan Williams."--Publisher's description.
Other form:	Print version: Humanity. Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, ©2010

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Humanity in Context
Part 1. Human Identity, Difference, and Guardianship
1. Being Human
The Image of God, Human Dignity, and Vocation
Being Human in Islam
2. Living with Difference
Affinity, Inclusion, and Mission: Christian Resources for Living with Difference
Islam and Human Diversity: Vernacular Religion Confronts the Categories of Race and Culture
3. Guardians of the Environment
Guardianship of the Environment: An Islamic Perspective in the Context of Religious Studies, Theology, and Sustainable Development
Slayers or Stewards? Ecological Guardianship in the Christian Tradition
Part 2. Scriptural Texts on Being Human
4. Human Dignity
Genesis 1:26-31
al-Baqara 2:30-35
5. Human Alienation
Genesis 3; Romans 7:15-25
al-Baqara 2:36-39; T ' H ' 20:115-124
6. Human Destiny
Isaiah 65:17-25; Revelation 21:1-8, 21:22-22:5
al-Ra m n 55:26-78; Al-Qiy ma 75:20-25
7. Humanity and Gender
Genesis 2:18-25, Ephesians 5:21-33
a l-A z b 33:35; al -R m 30:21; al -Nis ' 4:34; al -Baqara 2:228
8. Humanity and Diversity
Isaiah 2:1-5; Galatians 3:28-29; Revelation 7:9-10
H d 11:118; al -R m 30:20-22; al -F ir 35:27-28; al - ujur t 49:13
9. Humanity and the Environment
Jeremiah 5:20-25, 18:13-17; Romans 8:18-23
al-An' m 6:141-42; 6:38; al- R m 30:41; al- Na l 16:112
Afterword: Reflections on Humanity in Text and Context

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