Peace-Building by, between, and beyond Muslims and Evangelical Christians

Mohammed Abu-Nimer is professor in the International Peace and Conflict Resolution program for the School of International Service and director of the Peacebuilding and Development Insitute at American University. He is also the founder and director of the Salam Institute for Peace and JusticeDavid Augsburger is professor of pastoral care and counseling in the School of Theology at Fuller Theological Seminary.

Abu-Nimer and Ausburger's Peace-building by, between, and beyond Muslims and Evangelical Christians shows us how through forgiveness and coexistence we can create a new humanity. Their dialogues surface hidden treasures of both communities. Their essays achieve a new form of knowing so that we see one another in humanizing contexts, allowing us to look together toward a common future. The co-editors and co-authors enable us to perceive harmony and complementarities amid great cultural diversity. People of varied backgrounds are turning to a new set of beliefs. While they may not share the same form, they do share the essential premise that the world and its people are one community. This sense of unity which includes diverse human societies is the central concept around which this book is organized. It is indispensible for those of us in peace studies and those who work toward a culture of peace.

• Part 1 I. IntroductionPart 2 II. Peace-Building, Nonviolence, and Conflict ResolutionChapter 3 The Practices of Forgiveness and Reconciliation in Conflict TransformationChapter 4 Response to AugsbergerChapter 5 Muslim Perspectives on War and PeaceChapter 6 Response to KadayifciPart 7 III. Religious Diversity and IdentityChapter 8 The Qur'anic Perspective on Religious PluralismChapter 9 I am as my Servant thinks of MeChapter 10 Response to Hassan and HarrisChapter 11 Social Location and Christian Identity: Some Historical PerspectivesChapter 12 Response to Shenk and DueckPart 13 Interfaith and Intra-Faith DialogueChapter 14 Theological Foundation of Interfaith Dialogue and Peaceful Coexistence: The Koran's Universal PerspectivesChapter 15 Fear and Muslim-Christian Conflict Transformation: Resources from Attachment Theory and Affect RegulationChapter 16 Toward Mutual Respectful WitnessChapter 17 The Right to Religious Conversion: Between Apostasy and ProselytizationChapter 18 Response to all articlesChapter 19 Response to Bakar and OmarPart 20 V. Contemporary Issues, Case StudiesChapter 21 Rethinking Human Rights: A Common Challenge for Muslims and ChristiansChapter 22 Let Peace Flourish: Descriptive and Applied Research from the Conflict Transformation GrantChapter 23 Abrahamic Faiths: Models of Interfaith Dialogue in the U. S.Chapter 24 Response to all articlesPart 25 Concluding RemarksPart 26 Appendices