Meeting of Civilizations (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781845193959)

The horrific acts of anti-Western and anti-Jewish terrorism carried out by Muslim fanatics during the last decades have been labelled by politicians, religious leaders and scholars as a Clash of Civilizations. However, as the contributors to this book set out to explain, these acts cannot be considered an Islamic onslaught on Judeo-Christian Civilisation. While the hostile ideas, words and deeds perpetrated by individual supporters among the three monotheistic civilisations cannot be ignored, history has demonstrated a more positive, constructive, albeit complex, relationship among Muslim, Christians and Jews during medieval and modern times. For long periods of time they shared divine and human values, co-operated in cultural, economic and political fields, and influenced one another's thinking. This book examines religious and historical themes of these three civilising religions, the impact of education on their interrelationship, the problem of Jerusalem, as well as contemporary interfaith relat

Author: Ma'oz
ISBN-10: 1845193954
ISBN-13: 9781845193959
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Language: English
Published: 10/07/2009
Pages: 264
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d