Inbunden, Engelska, 2022

A Theology of Gratitude

Christian and Muslim Perspectives

Av Mona Siddiqui, Nathanael Vette

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Beskrivning

How, from a theological standpoint, should we make sense of gratitude? This rich interdisciplinary volume is the first concertedly to explore theologies of gratitude from both Christian and Muslim perspectives. While the available literature has tended to rhapsodize gratitude to God and others as both a virtue and an obligation, this book by contrast offers something new by detailing ways in which gratitude is complicated by inequality: even to the point of becoming a vice. Gratitude now emerges as something more than a virtue and other than merely transactional. It can be a burden, bringing about indebtedness and an imbalance of power; but it may also be a resonant source of reconciliation and belonging. Topics discussed cover the personal and political dimensions of gratitude, including such issues as justice, multiculturalism, racism, imperialism, grief, memory and hope. The book assembles, from different traditions, some of the leading theologians of our times.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum: 2022-12-22
Mått: 158 x 235 x 17 mm
Vikt: 490 g
Format: Inbunden
Språk: Engelska
Antal sidor: 232
Förlag: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9781009198400

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Mona Siddiqui is Professor of Islamic and Interreligious Studies at the University of Edinburgh. In 2011 she was awarded an OBE for services to interfaith relations. She is the author of many celebrated titles in religion, including – most recently – Christians, Muslims and Jesus (Yale University Press, 2013), My Way (IB Tauris, 2014) and Human Struggle (Cambridge University Press, 2021). Nathanael Vette is Issachar Postdoctoral Fellow in Religious Studies at the University of Edinburgh. His first book, Writing with Scripture: Scripturalized Narrative in the Gospel of Mark, will be published by T&T Clark in 2022 in the Library of New Testament Studies series.

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'Accessible, engaging, and informative… With its concentration on the attitudes and practices of gratitude, the book deals with an important theme strangely neglected in theological writing. A particular strength is its interaction with recent psychological studies of gratitude; these are drawn into conversation with the historical traditions of both Christianity and Islam. The volume includes several distinguished scholars from both sides of the Atlantic, and its audience will include students of Christian and Islamic thought – especially those interested in recent comparative theology.' David Fergusson, University of Cambridge

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