Freedom : Christian and Muslim Perspectives.

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Participants -- Introduction -- Part One: Overviews -- Who Gets to Decide What Freedom Is? A Christian Perspective -- God-Given Freedom: An Islamic Point of View -- Freedom in the Contemporary Context: Trends in Intersections of Religion, Development, and Foreign Policy -- Part Two: Islamic Texts on Freedom -- Aspects of Human Freedom: Reflections on Selections from the Qurʾan and Hadith -- The Qurʾan and Hadith on Freedom: Selections for Dialogue -- Freedom as a Theme in Islamic Thought: An Introduction to Selected Premodern Texts -- Premodern Islamic Writings on Freedom: Selections for Dialogue -- Modern Muslim Elucidations and Contentions on Freedom: An Introduction to Texts for Dialogue -- Islamic Thought in the Modern Period: Selections for Dialogue -- Part Three: Christian Texts on Freedom -- Freedom in the Hebrew Bible: From Exodus to Ezekiel, by Way of Reba McEntire and Rage against the Machine -- Old Testament Texts about Freedom: Selections for Dialogue -- The Motif of Freedom in New Testament Texts: An Introduction -- New Testament Texts about Freedom: Selections for Dialogue -- Thematic Dimensions of Freedom: Christian Texts from the Classical Period -- Christian Thought on Freedom in the Classical Period: Selections for Dialogue -- Freedom in Modern Christian Thought: Introduction to Selected Texts -- Christian Writings from the Modern Period: Selections for Dialogue -- Part Four: Reflections -- Conversations on the Theme of Freedom: Reflections on the Building Bridges Seminar at le Château de Bossey -- Subject Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Scriptural Citation Index -- About the Editor.

The essays, historical and scriptural texts, and reflections in Freedom: Christian and Muslim Perspectives consider how these two faith communities have historically addressed freedom, providing needed context for deeper understanding of interfaith relations from ancient to modern times.

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