A Muslim and a Christian in Dialogue

by Badru D. Kateregga, David W. Shenk

Overview

Millions of Muslims and Christians are neighbors, and they believe that they worship the one and only God. Yet they seldom witness to each other. In this book, a Muslim (Badru D. Kateregga) and a Christian (David W. Shenk) attempt to witness and listen. The issues they deal with are profound. Kateregga and Shenk open up the basic questions of the human situation and confront similarities and differences in Muslim and Christian responses. In recent years Muslim-Christian interactions have too often been antagonistic. Here the authors pioneer another way: that of authentic dialogue between friends.

Part of the Christians Meeting Muslims series

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780836196191
Publisher:	MennoMedia
Publication date:	12/28/2011
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.90(d)

Editorial Reviews

The more Muslims move into the cities and small towns of America, the more critical a book like this one becomes. When a Christian meets a Muslim business associate or when a Muslim meets a Christian neighbor, both seek a starting point for conversation about the similarities and differences in religious practices. This book offers that starting point. Muslim contributor Kateregga, the Ugandan ambassador to Saudi Arabia, and Christian contributor Shenk, a Mennonite theologian, are good friends who work out this "dialogue" in an ironic spirit. In explaining their respective faiths, the authors address the person and works of God, humanity, scripture, the person and work of God's messenger (Christ or Muhammad), salvation, the community of faith, and worship. The first section is devoted to Islam, with Christian responses ending each chapter. The second section reverses this structure. While the book serves as an adequate primer for Christianity and Islam, it lacks any deep engagement with subjects that often divide these two religions. Thus the book has the tone of a congenial interreligious conversation, but one should look elsewhere for detailed analysis of the two faiths. (Apr.)

Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly

This is a well-structured, respectful exchange between two close friendsa Muslim and a Christianwho discuss major points of belief and practice within their respective religions. Kateregga, formerly a professor of Islamic studies and currently the Ugandan ambassador in Saudi Arabia, outlines the core of the Muslim faith. After each chapter summary, there is a brief response by Shenk, who coordinates interfaith work for the Mennonite church in Pennsylvania; he points out shared values as well as essential differences from the Christian perspective. The second half of the book is patterned similarly, with Shenk outlining the essentials of Christian faith. An excellent introduction to the Muslim and Christian traditions and a valuable addition for most libraries.

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