Witnesses to Faith?

Martyrdom in Christianity and Islam
Herausgeber: Wicker, Brian

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

September 11, 2001 in New York; March 11, 2004 in Madrid; July 7, 2005 in London: these dates remind us that suicide bombings, or 'martyrdom operations,' have become the common coin of international politics in the West. What exactly is meant by 'martyrdom' today, whether in Islam or Christianity? Muslim and Christian scholars come together in this volume to find a common understanding, based on the scriptures and traditions of each faith, of martyrdom in today's violent world.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 182
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. April 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 445g
• ISBN-13: 9780754656678
• ISBN-10: 0754656675
• Artikelnr.: 21276043

Autorenporträt

Brian Wicker is Chairman of the Council on Christian Approaches to Defence and Disarmament (CCADD), UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: List of contributors
Foreword by Richard Harries
Preface
Acknowledgements
Part One: Introduction, Brian Wicker
Competing perspectives on Jihad and 'martyrdom' in early Islamic sources, Asma Afsaruddin
Christian martyrdom: history and interpretation, Anthony Harvey, Richard Finn and Michael Smart
What is martyrdom?, Harfiyah Haleem. Part Two: Still a 'noble army' after 11 September 2001?, Brian Wicker
The veneration of martyrs: a Muslim-Christian dialogue, Harfiyah Haleem and Brian Wicker
The drama of martyrdom: Christian and Muslim approaches, Brian Wicker. Part Three: The concept of martyrdom: a Shia perspective, Ali Ezzati
Martyrdom and murder: aspects of suicidal terrorism, Brian Wicker, Peter Bishop and Maha Azzam. Appendices: Thomas Aquinas on martyrdom
Broadening the classical concept of martyrdom, Karl Rahmer
Non-violent options for conflict resolution in Islam, Harfiyah Haleem
Index.