Things That Make for Peace: Traversing Text and Tradition in Christianity and Islam

Rees, Anthony (Editor)

ISBN 10: 1498591647 / ISBN 13: 9781498591645

Published by Lexington Books, 2020

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109 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Things That Make for Peace: Traversing Text and Tradition in Christianity and Islam
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1498591647
• ISBN 13: 9781498591645
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.36 kilograms

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Synopsis

In a world that increasingly sees religion as a source of violence, this book explores resources from within religious traditions that might help build peace. Drawing from the rich textual histories of Christianity and Islam, the contributors mine their faith traditions for ways of thinking and ways of being that help shift perceptions about religion, and actively contribute to the growth of peace in our troubled times.

Not content with retreat into religious exclusivism, these essays are an act of sharing something held dear. In sharing, the thing offered no longer remains the possession of the one who offers, and so these essays are an act of vulnerability and trust-building. In sharing precious things together, in giving and receiving, peace becomes not only a matter of dialogue, but also shared commitments to ways of being.

About the Authors

Anthony Rees is Research Fellow at the Centre for Public and Contextual Theology of Charles Sturt University, Australia.

Anne Elvey is Adjunct Research Fellow at Monash University, Australia, and Honorary Research Associate at University of Divinity, Melbourne, Australia.