Religious Foundations of Western Civilization Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

Name: Religious Foundations of Western Civilization Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
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ISBN: 9780687332021

ISBN-10: 0687332028

ISBN-13: 9780687332021

Edition: 2005

Authors: Jacob Neusner

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Religion defines the foundations of the West. Christianity, meeting at specific times and places with Judaism and Islam, from ancient times to the present day, has formed the basis for Western civilization. The confrontation between Islam and Christianity brought centuries of strife; the conflict between Judaism and Christianity precipitated an unending debate, full of recrimination. Nevertheless, the three religions defined for the West the human situation; determined the goals of the social order; influenced the arts, architecture, music, and literature; preserved philosophy, science, and technology; and engaged one another in religious, political, and cultural dialogue.

Book details

List price: $42.99
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Publication date: 2/1/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 686
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 2.090
Language: English




What do we mean by "religion" and "western civilization"?




Judaism




Christianity : what it is and how it defines western civilization




Islam : what it is and how it has interacted with western civilization




Religion, politics, culture, law, and society


Judaism



Christianity



Islam




Philosophy : Averroes, Maimonides, and Aquinas




Mysticism as a meeting ground : seeing the unseen




Latin Christianity, the Crusades, and the Islamic response




Judaism, Christianity, and Islam in Spain from the eighth to the fifteenth centuries




Christianity and Islam in the Balkans from the fifteenth to the twentieth centuries




Zionism, imperialism, and nationalism


Zionism



Christian imperialism



Political Islam




The modernization of Christianity




The modernization of Judaism




The modernization of Islam




Judaism, Christianity, and Islam in their contemporary encounters


Judaism addresses Christianity



Christianity meets other religions



Islam and pluralism



Timeline