Table of Contents

Introduction: The One God and the Great Chasm 1

Part I Disputes, Present and Past

1 The Pope and the Prince: God, the Great Chasm, and the Building of Bridges 19

2 A Catholic Cardinal and the One God of All 40

3 A Protestant Reformer and the God of the Turks 60

Part II Two Gods or One?

4 How Do We Decide? 79

5 A Common God and the Matter of Beliefs 95

6 A Common God and the Matter of Practices 111

Part III Critical Themes: The Trinity and Love

7 The One God and the Holy Trinity 127

8 God's Mercy 149

9 Eternal and Unconditional Love 163

Part IV Living Under the Same Roof

10 The Same God, the Same Religion? 187

11 Prejudices, Proselytism, and Partnership 201

12 Two Faiths, Common God, Single Government 219

13 The Fear of God and the Common Good 239

Epilogue: Reality Check: Combating Extremism 255

Acknowledgments 263

Notes 267

Index 315