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Allah

A Christian Response

Allah( )
Author: Volf, Miroslav
ISBN:978-0-06-192708-9
Publication Date:Apr 2012
Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $24.99
Book Description:

Do Muslims and Christians Worship the Same God

Yale University religion scholar Miroslav Volf-widely known for the much-publicized course on faith and globalization he coteaches with Tony Blair-places this question at the root of the twenty-first century's most sensitive, and critical, geopolitical concerns. Volf reveals how the prevalent belief that these traditions worship different gods is directly linked to increased hostility and violence around the globe. Theological...
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Book Details
Pages:336
Detailed Subjects: Religion / Islam / Theology
Religion / Islam / General
Religion / Christianity / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):13.5 x 20.3 x 2 cm
Book Weight:0.254 Kilograms
Author Biography
Volf, Miroslav (Author)
Miroslav Volf is the Henry B. Wright Professor of Theology at Yale Divinity School and Director of the Yale Center for Faith & Culture. He has published and edited nine books and over 60 scholarly articles, including his book Exclusion and Embrace, which won the 2002 Grawemeyer Award in Religion. Professor Volf is the founding Director of the Yale Center for Faith and Culture. His books include Allah: A Christian Response (2011); Free of Charge: Giving and Forgiving in a Culture Stripped of Grace (2006), which was the Archbishop of Canterbury Lenten book for 2006; Exclusion and Embrace: A Theological Exploration of Identity, Otherness, and Reconciliation (1996), a winner of the 2002 Grawemeyer Award; and After Our Likeness: The Church as the Image of the Trinity (1998), winner of the Christianity Today book award. A member of the Episcopal Church in the U.S.A. and the Evangelical Church in Croatia, Professor Volf has been involved in international ecumenical dialogues (for instance, with the Vatican¿s Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity) and interfaith dialogues (on the executive board of C-1 World Dialogue), and is active participant in the Global Agenda Council on Values of the World Economic Forum. A native of Croatia, he regularly teaches and lectures in Central and Eastern Europe, Asia, and across North America. Professor Volf is a fellow of Berkeley College.



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