Print
this page
Email
this page Resources - Books
Bearing the Word
Prophecy in Biblical and Qur’anic Perspective
By: Michael Ipgrave (Editor)
ISBN 0 7151 40507 Paperback 176pp £12.99 Church House Publishing
In March 2004, Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury convened a group of 30 Muslim and Christian scholars for three days of theological dialogue on the issue of prophecy.
Bearing the Word provides a record of this three day seminar. The discussions, papers presented and reflections by the thirty Christian and Muslim scholars who attended the seminar are included. Some of the key issues that were considered include:
- How Muslims and Christians understand prophecy
- What their scriptures have in common and how they differ in describing the prophets
What the places of Jesus and of Muhammad are in the two faiths, and
in their view of each others faiths
Bearing the Word is a successor volume to The Road Ahead (CHP, 2002), and
Scriptures in Dialogue (CHP, 2004).
Bearing the Word includes:
- A lecture by Rowan Williams on ‘analysing atheism’ as a method in inter faith encounter.
- Papers by Mustansir Mir, Miroslav Volf, Wadad Kadi, Ellen Davis, Mahmoud Ayoub and Dan Madigan.
- Texts, commentaries and questions on the six Biblical and seven Qur’anic passages studied at the seminar.
- Reflections by Teresa Okure and Michael Ipgrave on issues arising from the seminar.
Top
