ABRAHAMIC DIALOGUE: JEWISH - CHRISTIAN - MUSLIM
Recommended Works:
 | Hinze, Bradford E. and Irfan A Omar, eds. Heirs of Abraham: The Future of Muslim, Jewish, and Christian Relations. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 2005. Reuven Firestone, Michael L. Fitzgerald, and Mahmoud M. Ayoub each write a lead article for one of the three core units of the book, to which the other two respond. In each case, the lead author gets the last say in via a reply-article |
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 | Halevi, Yossi Klein. At the Entrance to the Garden of Eden: A Jew’s Search for God with Christians and Muslims in the Holy Land. New York: William Morrow, 2001. The candid journal of an Israeli soldier and journalist who asks whether religion—so often blamed for division and violence in the Holy Land—might have the potential to become a vehicle for unity. He then searches for an answer among monastics and mystics, engaging and describing their devotional lives. His conclusions are not simplistic, and he continues to rethink them even now! |
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Other excellent resources:
| Corrigan, John, et al. Jews, Christians, Muslims: A Comparative Introduction to Monotheistic Religions. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1998. A readable college-level textbook which moves thematically with units on scripture and tradition, monotheism, authority, worship and ritual, ethics, material culture, and politics. There are better surveys of each religion separately, but this book is unique in introducing the three religions together in this way. |
| Erickson, Victoria Lee and Susan A. Farrell, eds. Still Believing: Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Women Affirm Their Faith. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 2005. A dozen women from diverse walks of life and various streams of each faith reflection on belief, belonging, and activism. |
| Feiler, Bruce. Abraham: A Journey to the Heart of Three Faiths. New York: William Morrow, 2002. Best-seller. Feiler’s thesis is that—over time—Jews, Christians, and Muslims alike have molded and reshaped Abraham to suit their particular needs; and, were we to continue this process together rather separately, Abraham could be a force for reconciliation and peace. (Note: At times, the book is rather hyperbolic, making rather outlandish claims about Abraham's personality- DB) |
| Haddad, Yvonne Yazbeck and John L. Esposito. Daughters of Abraham: Feminist Thought in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2001. Six interesting essays from six voices—two each Jewish, Christian, and Muslim. |
| Imbach, Josef. Three Faces of Jesus: How Jews, Christians, and Muslims See Him. Springfield, IL: Templegate, 1992 (originally published in German, 1989). The author, a Roman Catholic, tries to clarify to Christians the Jewish and Islamic attitudes toward Jesus, as preparation for three-way dialogue rather than polemic. |
| Kaltner, John. Ishmael Instructs Isaac: An Introduction to the Qur’an for Bible Readers. Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press, 1999. A comparison of the Qur’anic to the Biblical account of Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Mary, and Jesus. Aimed more at a Christian than a Jewish audience, but still useful for three-faith scripture-based dialogue. |
| Kvam, Kristen E., et al., Eve & Adam: Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Readings on Genesis and Gender. Bloomington: University of Indiana Press, 1999. An anthology of almost 100 Biblical, Apocryphal, Pseudepigraphical, and Qur’anic entires, plus readings from early rabbinic texts, the Early Church Fathers, the Hadith, and other representative literature by second- through twetieth-century authors. |
| Magonet, Jonathan. Talking to the Other: Jewish Interfaith Dialogue with Christians and Muslims. London: I. B. Tauris, 2003. Suitable for a lay audience as well as specialists, this book encourages the move from theory to practice, and provides guidance for approaching even the thorniest topics. |
| Neusner, Jacob, Bruce Chilton, and William Graham. Three Faiths, One God: The Formative Faith and Practice of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Boston: Brill, 2002. An attempt to present the fundamental concerns for three autonomous traditions with unique narratives, yet a common set of issues: theology, peoplehood, holy living, how to deal with outsiders to one’s faith, and “last things” (resurrection and judgment). One wishes Neusner and Chilton (who often write together) had chosen a practicing Muslim as the third author. |
| Peters, F. E. Children of Abraham: Judaism, Christianity, Islam. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1982. This is a short, challenging-to-read history of the development of these three religions, with chapters dedicated to such topics as Community and Hierarchy, Law, and Theology. Chapter Five (“Scripture and Tradition”) is relevant here. |
| Smith, Wilfred Cantwell. What is Scripture?: A Comparative Approach. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1993. See especially chapters on “Scripture as Form and Concept”; “The True Meaning of Scripture: the Qur’an as an Example”; “The Bible in Jewish Life”. |
| Talking About Genesis: A Resource Guide. New York: Doubleday, 1996. Based on the Public Affairs Television miniseries, Genesis, a collection of essays and commentaries from Jewish, Christian, and Islamic perspectives; ideas for interfaith discussion groups, and more. Introduction by Bill Moyers. |
| Waldman, Marilyn Robinson, ed. Muslims and Christians, Muslims and Jews: A Common Past, A Hopeful Future. Columbus, OH: Islamic Foundation of Central Ohio in association with Catholic Diocese of Columbus and Congregation Tifereth Israel, 1992. The essays are grouped according to common scriptural themes; the history of interaction and parallel development of these three religions; and, the American context. Unique here is considerable emphasis on Jewish-Muslim relations. While this book may be difficult to find now, and while its title might sound a bit too upbeat for our present situation, it provides an example of a project which could be mounted in any American |
| Yankelovich, Daniel. The Magic of Dialogue: Transforming Conflict into Cooperation. New York: Touchstone, 1999. A methodology for any kind of dialogue. Yankelovich’s ideas are the bedrock of Marcia Kannry’s very successful Dialogue Project (which brings Jews and Arabs—Muslim and Christian—together to learn to hear each other’s concerns regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict). |
Suggestions compiled by Dr. Lucinda Mosher, revised March 2006
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