Religious foundations of Western civilization: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
Defining the terms -- What do we mean by "religion" and "Western civilization"? / William Scott Green -- Religions of the West -- Judaism / Jacob Neusner -- Christianity : what it is and how it defines Western civilization / Bruce Chilton -- Islam : what it is and how it has inte...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Nashville, Tenn.
Abingdon Press
2006
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| In: | Year: 2006 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Western world
/ Religion
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B Western world / Christianity / Islam / Contact / Judaism / Influence B Western world / Cultural identity / Religious identity B Western world / Christianity / Interfaith dialogue / Judaism / Islam / History |
| Further subjects: | B
Collection of essays
B Civilization, Western B Islam B Judaism B Christianity B Western countries Religion |
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Inhaltsverzeichnis (Verlag) Table of contents |
| Summary: | Defining the terms -- What do we mean by "religion" and "Western civilization"? / William Scott Green -- Religions of the West -- Judaism / Jacob Neusner -- Christianity : what it is and how it defines Western civilization / Bruce Chilton -- Islam : what it is and how it has interacted with Western civilization / Th. Emil Homerin -- Religion, politics, culture, law, and society -- Judaism / Alan J. Avery-Peck -- Christianity / Bruce Chilton -- Islam / Th. Emil Homerin -- Philosophy : Averroes, Maimonides, and Aquinas / Seymour Feldman -- Mysticism as a meeting ground : seeing the unseen / Elliot R. Wolfson -- Historic encounters -- Latin Christianity, the crusades, and the Islamic response / James A. Brundage -- Judaism, Christianity, and Islam in Spain from the eighth to the fifteenth centuries / Olivia Remie Constable -- Christianity and Islam in the Balkans from the fifteenth to the twentieth centuries / Amila Buturovic -- Zionism, imperialism, and nationalism -- Zionism / Jacob Neusner -- Christian imperialism / Bruce Chilton -- Political Islam / Th. Emil Homerin -- Modernity and religion in the West : negotiating change -- The modernization of Christianity / Bruce Chilton -- The modernization of Judaism / Jacob Neusner -- The modernization of Islam / Th. Emil Homerin -- Religion and western civilization in the twenty-first century -- Judaism, Christianity, and Islam in their contemporary encounters -- Judaism addresses Christianity / Jon D. Levenson -- Christianity meets other religions / Bruce Chilton -- Islam and Pluralism / Th. Emil Homerin -- Timeline / compiled by Cory Berry-Whitlock |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 649-667) and index |
| ISBN: | 0687351936 |