"Edited by Roland E. Miller and Hance A.O. Mwakabana".
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents: Foreword / Ishmael Noko -- Preface / Roland E. Miller and Hance A.O. Mwakabana -- Introduction / Roland E. Miller -- Part I: Theology of Religions and Christian-Muslim Dialogue -- Prolegomena for Theological Perspectives on Islam / Roland E. Miller -- Theology of Religions: A Review of Developments, Trends, and Issues / Willem A. Bijlefeld -- Part II: Christian-Muslim Dialogue: Theological Issues -- Between Orthodoxy and Orthopraxy: Theological Problems between Christians and Muslims / Olaf Schumann -- Religion and Politics in Islam: Challenge to Muslim-Christian Relations / Charles Amjad-Ali -- Faith and Science / Jan A. Henningsson -- The Righteous Society: Christian and Muslim Perspectives / Olaf Schumann -- Part III: Christian-Muslim Dialogue: Practical Issues -- The Role and Abuse of Religion in Situations of Conflict / Sigvard von Sicard -- The Indian Muslim Response to Religious Pluralism / Roland E. Miller -- Contemporary Understandings of Human Rights in Islam / Jan A. Henningsson -- Part IV: The Church and Christian-Muslim Dialogue -- Christian-Muslim Relations in Northern Nigeria / David L. Windibiziri -- Political and Social Conditions: Challenge to Christian Faith, Praxis and Mission in the Context of Pakistan / Charles Amjad-Ali -- Resources for Considering Issues in Christian-Muslim Relations / Sigvard von Sicard -- Part V: Summary Report by the Islam Group -- Summary Report.
"Edited by Roland E. Miller and Hance A.O. Mwakabana".
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents: Foreword / Ishmael Noko -- Preface / Roland E. Miller and Hance A.O. Mwakabana -- Introduction / Roland E. Miller -- Part I: Theology of Religions and Christian-Muslim Dialogue -- Prolegomena for Theological Perspectives on Islam / Roland E. Miller -- Theology of Religions: A Review of Developments, Trends, and Issues / Willem A. Bijlefeld -- Part II: Christian-Muslim Dialogue: Theological Issues -- Between Orthodoxy and Orthopraxy: Theological Problems between Christians and Muslims / Olaf Schumann -- Religion and Politics in Islam: Challenge to Muslim-Christian Relations / Charles Amjad-Ali -- Faith and Science / Jan A. Henningsson -- The Righteous Society: Christian and Muslim Perspectives / Olaf Schumann -- Part III: Christian-Muslim Dialogue: Practical Issues -- The Role and Abuse of Religion in Situations of Conflict / Sigvard von Sicard -- The Indian Muslim Response to Religious Pluralism / Roland E. Miller -- Contemporary Understandings of Human Rights in Islam / Jan A. Henningsson -- Part IV: The Church and Christian-Muslim Dialogue -- Christian-Muslim Relations in Northern Nigeria / David L. Windibiziri -- Political and Social Conditions: Challenge to Christian Faith, Praxis and Mission in the Context of Pakistan / Charles Amjad-Ali -- Resources for Considering Issues in Christian-Muslim Relations / Sigvard von Sicard -- Part V: Summary Report by the Islam Group -- Summary Report.
"This book is the fruit of two Christian-Muslim colloquia convened by the Office on Interreligious Relations of the World Council of Churches. .... Held in Switzerland (Geneva and Nyon) in December 1992 and November 1993, these colloquia discussed `Religion, Law and Society' in an attempt to broaden the scope of dialogue on Sharia'ah. Christians and Muslims were invited to re-examine the complex relation of their religions to society and state." -- Intro. p. xii.
Contents divided into five parts.
Contents: Introduction / Tarek Mitri -- Part I -- Typologies of Religion and State / Sheila McDonough -- Part II: -- Shari'ah and Modernity / Walid Saif -- The Implications of Shari'ah, Fiqh and Qanun in an Islamic State / Tayyib Z. Al-Abdin -- Shari'ah, Change and Plural Societies / Jorgen S. Nielsen -- Tashri (Process of Law-Making) in Islam / Asghar Ali Engineer -- Notes on Shari'ah, Fiqh and Ijtihad / Mokhtar Ihsan Aziz -- On the Urgency of Ijtihad / Khalid Ziadeh -- Part III -- Shari'ah and Religious Pluralism / Bert F. Breiner -- Islamic Shari'ah and the Status of Non-Muslims / Ghazi Salahuddin Atabani -- Muslim Minorities and Shari'ah in Europe / Ge Speelman -- Part IV -- Secularism and Religion / Mohammed Ben-Yunusa -- Religion and Secularization: Introductory Remarks from a Western-Christian Perspective / Heinz Klautke -- Secularism and Religion: Alternative Bases for the Quest for a Genuine Pluralism / Bert F. Breiner -- State, Religion and Laicite: The Western European Experience / Jorgen S. Nielsen -- Part V -- Human Rights and Islamic Revivalism / Walid Saif -- Differing Perceptions of Human Rights: Asian-African Interventions at the Human Rights Conference / Thomas Michel -- Contributors.
Editor is executive secretary in the WCC's Office on Interreligious Relations.
Contributor Bert F. Breiner is a priest in the Episcopal Church. Contributor Sheila McDonough is "professor in the department of religion at Concordia University, Montreal, Canada".
"This book is the fruit of two Christian-Muslim colloquia convened by the Office on Interreligious Relations of the World Council of Churches. .... Held in Switzerland (Geneva and Nyon) in December 1992 and November 1993, these colloquia discussed `Religion, Law and Society' in an attempt to broaden the scope of dialogue on Sharia'ah. Christians and Muslims were invited to re-examine the complex relation of their religions to society and state." -- Intro. p. xii.
Contents divided into five parts.
Contents: Introduction / Tarek Mitri -- Part I -- Typologies of Religion and State / Sheila McDonough -- Part II: -- Shari'ah and Modernity / Walid Saif -- The Implications of Shari'ah, Fiqh and Qanun in an Islamic State / Tayyib Z. Al-Abdin -- Shari'ah, Change and Plural Societies / Jorgen S. Nielsen -- Tashri (Process of Law-Making) in Islam / Asghar Ali Engineer -- Notes on Shari'ah, Fiqh and Ijtihad / Mokhtar Ihsan Aziz -- On the Urgency of Ijtihad / Khalid Ziadeh -- Part III -- Shari'ah and Religious Pluralism / Bert F. Breiner -- Islamic Shari'ah and the Status of Non-Muslims / Ghazi Salahuddin Atabani -- Muslim Minorities and Shari'ah in Europe / Ge Speelman -- Part IV -- Secularism and Religion / Mohammed Ben-Yunusa -- Religion and Secularization: Introductory Remarks from a Western-Christian Perspective / Heinz Klautke -- Secularism and Religion: Alternative Bases for the Quest for a Genuine Pluralism / Bert F. Breiner -- State, Religion and Laicite: The Western European Experience / Jorgen S. Nielsen -- Part V -- Human Rights and Islamic Revivalism / Walid Saif -- Differing Perceptions of Human Rights: Asian-African Interventions at the Human Rights Conference / Thomas Michel -- Contributors.
Editor is executive secretary in the WCC's Office on Interreligious Relations.
Contributor Bert F. Breiner is a priest in the Episcopal Church. Contributor Sheila McDonough is "professor in the department of religion at Concordia University, Montreal, Canada".