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Title:Oil & Water : Two Faiths : One God
Author:Amir Hussain
ISBN:1896836828 : 9781896836829
Format:Paperback
Size:155x230mm
Pages:224
Weight: .34 Kg.
Published:Wood Lake Publishing (Copperhouse) - September 2006
List Price: 14.99 Pounds Sterling
Availability:In Print
Subjects:Christianity: Islam


Listen to any news broadcast today and the message comes through loud and clear: Islam is a religion of violence and behind every Muslim there lurks a potential terrorist. Islam is a threat to values of the Christian West. They are like oil and water. Clearly, they don't mix. OIL & WATER: TWO FAITHS ONE GOD confronts these popular perceptions head-on. With keen insight and gentle understanding, it explores the differences between Christianity and Islam, as well as the many things these two enduring faith traditions hold in common -- including, first and foremost, their belief in and desire to be faithful to the one, true God; their shared roots and scripture (from the Jewish faith); and the spiritual values of peace and social justice. Written for Christians by Muslim world-religions scholar Amir Hussain, the book invites readers to a place of reconciliation, to a place where the truth and value of each of these great faith traditions can be recognised and honoured by the other. In the end, the metaphor of oil and water is an interesting one for the reality of conflict and the hope for reconciliation between Islam and Christianity today.

After 9-11: Muslims in an Uneasy Limelight; Who Are the Muslims?; Muhammad: The Beloved Prophet; The Qur'an: The Ultimate Revelation; Surrender to God: Muslim Faith and Life; Violence and Jihad; Roles of Women and Men; Sufism: A Romance with God; From Tolerance to Dialogue; Paths of Coexistence in a Shared Future; Index.