People of the Book

Dan Cohn-Sherbok, George Chryssides, Usama Hasan

Paperback, 228 pages

9781785921049

An Interfaith Dialogue about How Jews, Christians and Muslims Understand Their Sacred Scriptures

What is the role of scripture in illuminating the lives of the faithful today? In this book, three experts in Judaism, Christianity and Islam respectively discuss and debate this question, by exploring the core messages of the Torah, Bible and Qu'ran. Taking a deeper look at the wide range of theological, political and social issues that divide (and sometimes unite) their religions, they reveal how inspiration and guidance can be drawn not only on life's big questions such as sin and the afterlife, but also on societal issues including war, suffering, marriage and justice.