Christian responses to Islam

Muslim-Christian relations in the modern world

Anthony O'Mahony, Emma Loosley

• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Year: 2024
• eBook ISBN: 9781526184009
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: International Relations
• Index: Politics & International Relations

In the aftermath of 9/11 there has been much talk of a need to engage on a meaningful level with Islam, but where do we begin and what is the right approach? This book, available in paperback for the first time, looks at case studies from around the world in order to explore how Christian groups, sometimes as minorities and sometimes as the majority, engage with their Muslim neighbours in the search for a peaceful society. Some of the initiatives are politically motivated, others run by Church authorities and a number are community based, but all offer different approaches to a variety of situations that are encountered in Christian-Islamic dialogue. This is the first time that global strategies for dialogue have been published in one book by a series of leading academics. Whilst previous publications have concentrated on a particular geographical area, usually the Middle East or Europe, this book casts a wider net and considers issues such as the rise of radical Islam in post-Soviet states, Indonesian immigration in Australia and the spread of Islam amongst the Black South Africans after the fall of apartheid. Scholars and all those interested in politics, current affairs, religion or peace studies will find this book essential reading as a guidebook to the state of contemporary Christian-Islamic relations.

Table of contents

• Front matter
• Contents
• Notes on contributors
• 1. Christianity and Islam: between history and theological encounter
• 2. Ecumenical Christian responses to Islam in Britain
• 3. The response of the Church of England to Islam and Muslim–Christian relations in contemporary Britain
• 4. The Orthodox church, Islam and Christian–Muslim relations in Russia
• 5. The Vatican, Islam and Muslim–Christian relations
• 6. Muslim–Christian relations in Egypt: challenges for the twenty-first century
• 7. Christians and Muslims in western Europe: from ‘speechless co-existence’ to shared citizenship?
• 8. Varieties of Christian–Muslim encounter in Malaysia
• 9. Christian–Muslim relations in the Philippines: between confl ict, reconciliation and dialogue
• 10. Islam and Christian–Muslim encounters in Australia
• 11. Christianity and Islam in Syria: island of religious tolerance?
• 12. Christianity, Shi’a Islam and Muslim–Christian encounter in Iran
• 13. Christian–Muslim encounters in South Africa
• 14. Christians and Muslims in West Africa
• 15. Christian–Muslim relations in the Sudan¹
• 16. Christianity and Islam: the way forward?
• Index