Hidden Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Mystical Perspectives on the Love of God

2014
ISBN: 978-1-137-44332-8
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 188 Seiten, eBook

A collection of essays in which the possibilities of a deeper dialogue, by means of the contemplative traditions of the Abrahamic Faiths is explored. The book expounds an ageless, profound means of overcoming religious hatred and violence and awakening the beauty of unity in diversity.

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Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hidden, S.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Dedication 1. Between Task and Gift: Jews, Christians, Muslims, and a Spirituality of Dialogue Michael Barnes 2. Maimonidean Spirituality and the Love of God Jonathan Gorsky 3. Exchange of Life: the Love of God in the Orthodox Christian Tradition Andreas Andreopoulos 4. The Metaphysics of Tawhid and the Consummation of Love in Islam Reza Shah Kazemi 5. The Love of God in the Jewish Mystical Tradition Rachel Elior 6. Knowledge and the Love of God in Late Medieval Western Christianity Denys Turner 7. Themes of Love in Islamic Mystical Theology William Chittick Contributors

Über Autor(innen)

Jonathan Gorsky, Heythrop College, University of London, UK.
Andreas Andreopoulos, University of Winchester, UK.
William Chittick, State University of New York, Stony Brook, USA.
Rachel Elior, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.
Reza Shah Kazemi, Institute of Ismaili Studies, UK
Denys Turner, Yale Divinity School, Yale University, USA.

Michael Barnes, Heythrop College, University of London, UK.