Religions of the Book: The Annual Publication of the College Theology Society (1991)

By Gerard S. Sloyan

This collection of essays from the 38th meeting of the College Theology Society addresses the roles of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam in contemporary society. It also includes complementary essays on a wide range of religious topics.
Contents: Introduction, Gerard S. Sloyan; The Exile of Redemption in Judaism, Susannah Heschel; The Bridge of Partnership: Christians, Jews, and Muslims as Participants in the Struggle for World Transformation, Joseph W. Delvin; Islam and Christianity: Between Tolerance and Acceptance, Mahmoud Ayqub; The Two-Handed God: Communion, Community, and Contours for Dialogue, Ralph De Colle; Tanakh, Bible, and Qur'an: Assumptions and Methods of Interpretation, Alice L. Laffey; Social and Religious Pluralism and the Catholicity of the Church, Terence L. Nichols; Interreligious Tension: A Psychological Perspective, Frederick Keck; Reconsidering the Relationship of Sin and Death, Bernard P. Prusack; People of the Book: Basis for Muslim-Christian Dialogue?, William Cenkner, O.P.; Karl Rahner in Dialogue with Judaism and Islam: Assessment, Peter C. Phan; God and Creation in Judaism and Islam, and Today's Feminist Critique of Patriarchy, Richard J. Beauchesne; Judaism's Influence Upon the Syriac Christians of the Third and Fourth Centuries, Frederick G. McLeod, S.J.; Sanctity of Life in Catholic and Jewish Thought: Convergence and Divergence, Patricia Talone; Biblical Hermeneutics and Divorce, Alice L. Laffey; On The Restructuring of American Religion: An Analysis and Critique, Peter Hiff; The Life, Social Thought, and Work of Joseph Caspar Husslein, S.J., Stephen A. Werner; E=MC2 and "God was in Christ Renconciling the World to Himself" An Unbridgeable Chasm?, Elizabeth Newman; "From the Most Ancient Times" Lessons from Israel to the Ninth Century Christian Aristocracy, Marie Anne Mayeski; The Unity and Diversity of Affections: Schleiermacher on World Religions, Robert T. Cornelison; Tropics of Autobiographical Discourse: An Examination of Newman's Apologia, C.J.T. T

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761802584
• ISBN13: 9780761802587
• Release Date: June 1996
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Length: 352 Pages