Multifaith Resource Series - Interfaith Dialog

Readings:

That We May Know Each Other: Toward a United Church of Canada Understanding of the Relationship between Christianity and Islam in the Canadian Context
[pdf] Report
[pdf] Study Guide

That We May Know Each Other is a new study document on United Church-Muslim relations in Canada today. The resource can be used in congregational studies and then used to form responses to the proposed statement on the relationship of the United Church and Muslims in Canada. These responses will be used as a basis for developing a final statement to be presented for approval at General Council 39 in the summer of 2006. ~ That We May Know Each Other is now available on-line in PDF format [below] and will be available as a print resource at the end of February through UCRD. Congregations can request a complimentary copy at that time (with an accompanying four-session study process). ~ Congregations and other United Church groups are then invited to respond to the proposed Muslim-United Church relations statement, offering final responses by May 1, 2005. Feedback on the study document is also welcome.
Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Why this document is needed ~ Chapter 2. A Brief History of Islam ~ Chapter 3. The Islamic Way of Life ~ Chapter 4. The Quran, The Bible and Revelation ~ Chapter 5. Understanding Our Differences ~ Chapter 6. Common Challenges and Paths Toward Change ~ Chapter 7. Paths of Reconciliation ~ Appendix A: The Trinity and Christian-Muslim Relations ~ Appendix B: On Hostin Muslim Visitors or Visiting a Mosque ~ Appendix C: Comparative Fundamentalism ~ Appendix D: The Commission on World Mission ~ Appendix E: The Contribution of Wilfred Cantwell Smith ~ Appendix F: Advice for Christians Reading the Quran ~ Appendix G: Stories in My Neighbour's Faith

What the World Needs to Know about Interfaith Dialogue," by Richard M. Landau, MA

Selected by Beliefnet.com as a guide and authority for online interfaith dialogue

A HUNDRED BOOKS ON INTERFAITH DIALOGUE AND THE THEOLOGY OF RELIGIONS: A BIBLIOGRAPHY COMPILED BY KENNETH CRACKNELL, December 2004

This is a personal selection. A further selection of the ten most essential books is indicated by TOP TEN. Material on particular dialogues can be found in the specialized '100 Books on -- Jewish-Christian Dialogue, -- Muslim-Christian Dialogue, -- Hindu-Christian Dialogue and -- Buddhist-Christian Dialogue.' Comments and suggestions to Kenneth Cracknell, Professor of Theology and Global Studies, Brite Divinity School, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas, 76129., email K.Cracknell@tcu.edu

Dialogue and Spirituality: Can We Pray Together Dr. S. Wesley Ariarajah. [Chapter 3 of Not Without My Neighbor: Issues in Interfaith Relations Geneva: World Council of Churches, 1999, pp. 26-58]