Judaism, Christianity and Islam: An Introduction to Monotheism shows how a shared monotheistic legacy frames and helps explain the commonalities and disagreements among Judaism, Christianity and Islam and their significant denominations in the world today. Taking a thematic approach and covering both historical and contemporary dimensions, the authors discuss how contemporary geographic and cultural contexts shape the expression of monotheism in the three religions. It covers differences between religious expressions in Israeli Judaism, Latin American Christianity and British Islam. Topics discussed include scripture, creation, covenant and identity, ritual, ethics, peoplehood and community, redemption, salvation, life after death, gender, sexuality and marriage.
This introductory text, which contains over 30 images, a map, a timeline, chapter afterthoughts and critical questions, is written by three authors with extensive teaching experience, each a specialist in one of the three monotheistic traditions.
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Image List
Acknowledgements
Permissions
Pronunciation Guide for Judaism
Preface
1 Introduction
2 Brief Overviews of Judaism, Christianity and Islam and their Scriptural Foundations
3 Scripture
4 Creation
5 Covenant and Identity
6 Commandment: Ritual and Ethics
7 Peoplehood and Community
8 Gender, Sexuality and Marriage
9 Redemption, Salvation, and Life After Death
10 Monotheism in the Contemporary World: Case Studies
Epilogue
Timeline
References and Further Reading
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This is a lovely book … It is an introductory volume to three of the great world religions - comparative, but distinctive - which offers and sympathetic approach to commonalities and differences.
An innovative resource for courses on western religious traditions and the Abrahamic religions which connects, separates and re-connects Judaism, Christianity and Islam through the lens of monotheism.
Provides a new approach to teaching about Judaism, Christianity and Islam, by using the lens of monotheism
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781474257251
Publisert
2020-10-15
Utgiver
Vendor
Bloomsbury Academic
Vekt
635 gr
Høyde
244 mm
Bredde
169 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
272