Jews, Christians, Muslims : a comparative introduction to monotheistic religions
Title:
Jews, Christians, Muslims : a comparative introduction to monotheistic religions
Author:
Denny, Frederick Mathewson.
ISBN:
9780205018253
Edition:
2nd ed.
Publication Information:
Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, c2012.
Physical Description:
xii, 396 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
Format:
Books
Document ID:
SD_ILS:1308482
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Summary
Summary
The second edition of Jews, Christians, Muslims: A Comparative Introduction to Monotheistic Religions, compares Judaism, Christianity, and Islam using seven common themes which are equally relevant to each tradition. Provoking critical thinking, this text addresses the cultural framework of religious meanings and explores the similarities and differences among Judaism, Christianity, and Islam as it explains the ongoing process of interpretation in each religion. The book is designed for courses in Western and World Religions.
Table of Contents
| Part I Scripture and Tradition |
| Chapter 1 In Judaism |
| Chapter 2 In Christianity |
| Chapter 3 In Islam |
| Part II Monotheism |
| Chapter 4 In Judaism |
| Chapter 5 In Christianity |
| Chapter 6 In Islam |
| Part III Authority |
| Chapter 7 In Judaism |
| Chapter 8 In Christianity |
| Chapter 9 In Islam |
| Part IV Worship and Rituals |
| Chapter 10 In Judaism |
| Chapter 11 In Christianity |
| Chapter 12 In Islam |
| Part V Ethics |
| Chapter 13 In Judaism |
| Chapter 14 In Christianity |
| Chapter 15 In Islam |
| Part VI Material Culture |
| Chapter 16 In Judaism |
| Chapter 17 In Christianity |
| Chapter 18 In Islam |
| VII Religion and the Political Order |
| Chapter 19 In Judaism |
| Chapter 20 In Christianity |
| Chapter 21 In Islam |
| Part I Scripture and Tradition |
| Chapter 1 Scripture and Tradition in Judaism |
| The Bible's History and the History or Judaism |
| Scripture and the Interpretive Tradition in Rabbinic Judaism |
| Scripture and Tradition in the History of Judaism |
| The "Rabbinization" of Medieval Judaism |
| Chapter 2 Scripture and Tradition in Christianity |
| Bible, Revelation, and Christianity |
| Scripture and Interpretive Tradition in Christianity |
| Scripture and Tradition in the History of Christianity |
| Chapter 3 Scripture and Tradition in Islam |
| The Qur'an and the Prophet |
| Scripture and Interpretive Tradition in Islam |
| Questions for Discussion and Review |
| Part II Monotheism |
| Chapter 4 Monotheism in Judaism |
| Structuring Elements of Judaic Theology |
| Judaic Theology in Diverse Cultural Settings |
| Judaic Thought in Modern European Culture |
| Chapter 5 Monotheism in Christianity |
| The God of a New Revelation: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit |
| Defining the Triune God |
| Defining the Incarnate God |
| Chapter 6 Monotheism in Islam |
| Doctrines and Practices |
| Islamic Monotheism: A Wider Perspective |
| Questions for Discussion and Review |
| Part III Authority |
| Chapter 7 Authority in Judaism |
| Biblical Metaphors of Covenant Community |
| Applications of Covenantal Models in the Dead Sea Yahad |
| Covenantal Models and Rabbinic Tradition |
| Chapter 8 Authority in Christianity |
| Christian Construction of Authority |
| Historical Development of Authority after 1500 |
| Chapter 9 Authority in Islam |
| Muhammad´s Sunna as Perfect Pattern for Muslim Life |
| The Shar+Aa As Islam´s Supreme Authority |
| The Sources of Jurisprudence (U.sk l al-Fiqh) |
| Political Authority in Islam |
| Part IV Worship and Ritual |
| Chapter 10 Worship and Ritual in Judaism |
| The Halakhic Shaping of Religious Experience |
| Modernity and the Ideal of Avodah |
| Chapter 11 Worship and Ritual in Christianity |
| Constructing a World in Ritual |
| Transformation of Ritual |
| Chapter 12 Worship and Ritual in Islam |
| Foundations of Worship in Islam |
| Islamic Life Cycle Rites |
| Variations and Popular Practices |
| Saint Veneration |
| Questions for Discussion and Review |
| Part V Ethics |
| Chapter 13 Ethics in Judaism |
| Halakhah and the Cultivation of Character |
| Halakhah and the Social Order |
| Jewish Commitments in a Non-Halakhic Framework |
| Chapter 14 Ethics in Christianity |
| The Structure of Christian Ethics |
| The Historical Development of Christian Ethics |
| Chapter 15 Ethics in Islam |
| Enjoining the Good and Forbidding the Evil |
| The "Five Categories" or "Principles" of Actions |
| Righteousness as True Piety |
| Fear and Friendship |
| Muslims "Think Globally, Act Locally" |
| The Devil in the Details |
| On the Boundary of Law and Morality: Some Contemporary Issues |
| Questions for Discussion and Review |
| Part VI Material Culture |
| Chapter 16 Material Culture in Judaism |
| Judaic Material Culture: the Problem of Context |
| The Synagogue as a Cultural Puzzle |
| Marking the Jewishness of the Home |
| The Book in Judaic Cultures |
| The Symbolic Vocabulary of Costume |
| Chapter 17 Material Culture in Christianity |
| Relics |
| Art and Architecture |
| Images |
| The Reformation |
| Christianity and Print Culture |
| Modernity and Religious Identity |
| Chapter 18 Material Culture in Islam |
| The Mosque as Both Islamic and Muslim Aspects of Material Culture |
| Public Space in Muslim Perspective |
| Muslim Domestic Space |
| The Muslim Body: Clothing, Adornment, Cosmetics, Grooming |
| Muslim Expressions of the Beautiful: Painting, the Decorative Arts, and Music |
| Questions for Discussion and Review |
| Part VII Religion and the Political Order |
| Chapter 19 Religion and the Political Order in Judaism |
| The Jewish State Between Messiahs |
| Jewish Self-Government Under Patriarch and Exilarch |
| Jewish Autonomy Under Islamic and Christian Empires |
| Judaism and the Modern European State |
| Judaism and the Secular Jewish State |
| Jewish Civil Religion in Israel and America |
| Chapter 20 Religion and the Political Order in Christianity |
| From Persecution to Rulership |
| Secular and Sacred in Conflict |
| The Reformation |
| Pluralism: Churches and the State |
| National Destinies |
| Christianity and Violence in Modernity |
| Sexuality and Gender |
| Chapter 21 Religion and the Political Order in Islam |
| Roots of Islamic Revival |
| Islam and Reform in Modern Indonesia |
| Political Islam |
| Muslim Extremism |
| Muslim Views of Sex and Gender |
| Questions for Discussion and Review |
| Notes |
| Glossary |
| Suggestions for Further Reading |
| Timeline |
| Credits |
| Index |
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