Akintunde E. Akinade

Christian Responses to Islam in Nigeria

A Contextual Study of Ambivalent Encounters

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the various Christian responses to Islam in Nigeria. It is a study of the complex, interreligious relationships in Nigeria. Using a polymethodic approach, the book grapples with many narratives dealing with interreligious competition and cooperation in Nigeria.

Produktdetails

• Christianities of the World
• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan US / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-137-44118-8
• 2014 edition
• Seitenzahl: 246
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Juli 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 223mm x 144mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9781137441188
• ISBN-10: 1137441186
• Artikelnr.: 41084999

Autorenporträt

Akintunde E. Akinade is Professor of Theology at Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Introduction: Exploring a New Trajectory in Interreligious Encounter 1. Interpretations: Towards a New Approach in Christian-Muslim Encounters 2. Glimpses of the Terrain: The Cross, The Crescent, and the Nigerian Context 3. Abiding Faith: Varieties of Christian Responses to Islam 4. Cross Meets Crescent: Forms of Christian Responses to Islam in Nigeria 5. On Faithful Presence: Religion and Human Wholeness in Nigeria Conclusion: On Living and Walking Together into the Future

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Preface Introduction: Exploring a New Trajectory in Interreligious Encounter 1. Interpretations: Towards a New Approach in Christian-Muslim Encounters 2. Glimpses of the Terrain: The Cross, The Crescent, and the Nigerian Context 3. Abiding Faith: Varieties of Christian Responses to Islam 4. Cross Meets Crescent: Forms of Christian Responses to Islam in Nigeria 5. On Faithful Presence: Religion and Human Wholeness in Nigeria Conclusion: On Living and Walking Together into the Future