Muslim, Christian, Jew : the oneness of God and the unity of our faith : a personal journey in the three Abrahamic religions /
A major challenge for people of faith is to resist the growing demonization of Islam, Christianity and Judaism. I want to do something to build bridges between the three religions. I feel called to embody in my own life the healing, the reconciliation, the unity I long for between people of differen...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Eugene, Or. :
Cascade Books,
[2012]
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| Summary: | A major challenge for people of faith is to resist the growing demonization of Islam, Christianity and Judaism. I want to do something to build bridges between the three religions. I feel called to embody in my own life the healing, the reconciliation, the unity I long for between people of different religions." Art Gish became involved in the life and worship of all three religions. He considered himself a Christian, a Muslim and a Jew, and worked at integrating those three perspectives into his life. Acknowledging that Judaism, Islam and Christianity are all threatened by narrow-minded, violent extremists who put the particular interests of their own people above our common interests, he tells inspiring stories of open-minded Muslims, Jews, and Christians who struggle together for reconciliation and who confront injustices that spawn hostility. Gish looks not only at the disagreements but also at the unity of the three Abrahamic faiths. He writes "When people cross boundaries, exciting things happen. Each time in Israel/Palestine that I experience Jews, Muslims, and Christians eating, working, laughing and crying together, I sense a foretaste of the coming kingdom of God, a demonstration of how things could be, and one day will be. |
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| Physical Description: | xxv, 210 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-210). |
| ISBN: | 9781610973632 1610973631 |