by Howard Greenstein, Kendra Hotz,
and John Kaltner
from Westminster John Knox Press.
The
neighbors we encounter these days do not always hold the same religious
beliefs as we do. This is a fact of contemporary life, exemplified
by the diversities of places of worship we see as we travel: synagogues,
churches and mosques.
Those with religious sensitivity realize that in today’s culture
it is important, on many levels, to understand what our neighbors
believe. The book that follows seeks to provide easy access to beliefs
of three major world religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
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- ORIGIN
AND COMPOSITION
- DATES,
PEOPLE, AND PLACES
- SACRED
TEXTS AND OTHER WRITINGS
-
What is the religion's sacred text?
- How
is the sacred text studied and used?
- What
other writings are authoritative for the community?
- LEADERSHIP
AND AUTHORITY
-
What are the important leadership roles in the community?
- How
are the roles of leadership and authority exercised?
- Who
else has authority in the community?
- BELIEFS
- PRACTICES
- RELATIONSHIPS
- SOCIAL
ISSUES
- CURRENT
CONCERNS AND FUTURE PROSPECTS
The
late Howard
R. Greenstein served as Rabbi of
the Jewish congregation of Marco Island, Florida. He had previously
served congregations in Florida, Ohio, and Massachusetts. Greenstein
was a Lecturer at the University of Florida, University of North
Florida, and Jacksonville University. He is the author of Judaism:
An Eternal Covenant (1983) and Turning Point: Zionism
and Reform Judaism (1981).
Kendra
G. Hotz serves as Adjunct Professor of Theology at Memphis
Theological Seminary. She formerly taught at Calvin College. Hotz
is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA) and coauthor
(with Matthew T. Mathews) of Shaping
the Christian Life: Worship and the Religious Affections
(2006) and coauthor of Transforming
Care: A Christian Vision of Nursing Practice (2005).
John
Kaltner is a member of the Department of Religious Studies
at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee where he teaches courses
in Bible, Islam, and Arabic. Among his books are Islam:
What Non-Muslims Should Know (2003); Inquiring
of Joseph: Getting to Know a Biblical Character through the Qu’ran
(2003); Ishmael
Instructs Isaac: An Introduction to the Qur’an for Bible Readers
(Collegeville: Liturgical Press/Michael Glazier, 1999)
Copyright
©2007 Greenstein, Hotz, and Kaltner
Excerpts from What Do Our Neighbors Believe?:
Questions and Answers on Judaism, Christianity and Islam by
Howard Greenstein, Kendra Hotz, and John Kaltner are used by permission
from Westminster John Knox Press, Louisville, Kentucky. Copyright
©2007 Greenstein, Hotz, and Kaltner
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