The Cave of Reconciliation - Softcover

Pecki Sherman Witonsky

Softcover

ISBN 10: 097677660X ISBN 13: 9780976776604

Publisher: The Jewish Publication Society, 2006

Synopsis

Written for people of all ages, "The Cave of Reconciliation" expands the ancient story of Abraham/Ibrahim depicting how the Judean-Christian and Islamic religions each view Abraham's God directed challenges and promises. With no front and no back, each tale is as important as the other. Married by content, these sacred tales show the same story, from each religions point of view.

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"The Cave of Reconciliation is a must-read for every parent! Read it first to yourself, then read it aloud to your children, and help build a future of understanding, a world beyond the egotistical boundaries that separate human beings from each other, nature and the Only Being." - Murshid Saadi Shakur Chishti, author of The Tent of Abraham and The Sufi Book of Life

"What we need most now is to create a culture of interfaith understanding among our children so we instill in them at an early age precious values such as respect, tolerance, and recognition of multiple truths. Truly, The Cave of Reconciliation is an amazing and much needed effort toward creating such a culture." - Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, Chairman, Cordoba Initiative

"A beautiful book to build bridges between the children of Abraham." - Irvin J. Borowsky, Founder/Chairman American Interfaith Institute and the National Liberty Museum

"This beautifully illustrated book is a dialogue between the Bible's narrative of Abraham, Sarah, and Isaac on the one hand, and the Quran narrative of Ibrahim and Hagar, on the other. It can be a wonderful text for the home and the classroom, for Jewish-Muslim and Jewish, Christian, Muslim dialogue as well." - Dr. Eugene Fisher, Interfaith officer for the US Conference of Catholic Bishops

"(The Cave of Reconciliation) makes it possible for us to enter into the cave with Ishmael. There we can celebrate the common belief of Judaism and Islam. The genius of how this book turns around to begin on the other side makes us see our religions as two sides of the same coin." - Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, founder of the Jewish Renewal movement, author of Jewish With Feeling: A Guide to Meaningful Jewish Practice

"...A critical gift to us all in these times when our faiths sometimes do more pulling apart than bringing together... The Cave of Reconciliation make(s) a major contribution to helping humanity discover our commonality and to helping us celebrate our differences so that we can truly move toward understanding that we live in One World." - Joni Carley, Dr. of Ministry, Common Ground Interfaith Fellowship

About the Author

Pecki Sherman Witonsky is a writer, teacher, and social activist who has spent her life studying spirituality, mythology, culture, and the environment. The Cave of Reconciliation sprang from Pecki's belief that the best of the stories of one religion overlap those of all religions.

Edition details

• Publisher: The Jewish Publication Society
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 097677660X
• ISBN 13: 9780976776604
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 108