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Humanity before God: contemporary faces of Jewish, Christian and Islamic..

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Much of the rampant violence in the world today seems rooted in religion and daily we see its vast potential for both creation and destruction. In the face of religious extremism, religious pluralism and globalization, it has become profoundly important to reassess we what the three often-conflicting Abrahamic traditions affirm about being human before God. In this book, distinguished thinkers from Islam, Judaism and Christianity - philosophers and theologians, historians and social scientists - examine their sacred texts, narratives and symbols, ritual practices, legacies and exemplars to lift up vital aspects of the character and value of being human..

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Z. HANDIMAN

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205 SCH h

Publisher

Minneapolis : Fortress Press., 2006

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vii,326p,; 23 cm.

Language

English

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978-0-8006-3822-1

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205

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Subject(s)

RELIGIONS, ETHICS - COMPARATIVE STUDIES

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