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Allah: A Christian Response (2011)

by Miroslav Volf(Favorite Author)

3.95 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0061927074 (ISBN13: 9780061927072)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

HarperOne

review 1: This is a fantastic and pertinent book. It helps Christians understand their own faith more clearly through the witness of Islam, while also promoting a profound Christian respect for Islam. Volf incorporates a broad engagement of Christian-Muslim relations by looking to historical, scriptural, philosophical, political, and sociological factors. This should be required reading for any Christian who wants to love more radically and think more deeply about his or her Muslim neighbors. I short my rating of this book by a star for two reasons: 1) In his otherwise fantastic discussion on the Trinity, Volf omits any extended discourse on pneumatology. In other words, he only tells two-thirds of the Christian story as it relates to this fundamental gap in Christian-Muslim relatio... morens. 2) I worry that he takes the language of "rights" for granted (although one should expect that from a Catholic theologian). Christians know more of grace than rights, and I feel the understanding of grace over rights enriches our encounters with "others". All in all, I suspect that this book will be a standard in Christian-Muslim dialogue (on the Christian side at least) for decades to come.
review 2: There is not much to add to what other reviewers have wirtten, so I'll keep this short and focused. I have huge respect for Volf and the work he is doing worldwide on the Common Word efforts. And I am encouraged to see how a theologian of the capacity and strength of Volf is able to enter a thorny issue like Christian-Muslim engagement, be truly respectful, and communicate the points of genuine commonality AND difference without blinking an eye. For those who think Volf has crossed a line here, a close read will point to his commitment to orthodox views of Jesus and the Trinity. These go hand-in-hand with his commitment to address head-on the necessity for freedom of religion in Muslim nations. A very profound read, especially for any who seek to communicate their Christian faith with Muslim friends and colleagues. less

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