Christian-Muslim Relations in Syria: Historic and Contemporary Religious Dynamics in a Changing Context

ISBN-13: 9780367559137 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 250 str.

Andrew Ashdown

Opis

Offering an authoritative study of the plural religious landscape in modern Syria and of the diverse Christian and Muslim communities that have cohabited the country for centuries, this volume considers a wide range of cultural, religious and political issues.

Spis treści

Introduction  1. Christianity in Syria – the ecclesiastical mosaic  2. Islam in Syria – The Muslim mosaic  3. Cultural contexts that influence Christian-Muslim relations  4. Christian-Muslim relations in Syria  5. Eastern Christian approaches to Christian-Muslim engagement in Syria  Conclusion.

O autorze

Andrew W. H. Ashdown is an Anglican priest and holds a PhD from Winchester University. He has been ordained for 30 years and has held responsibility for Church links in West and East Africa and South Asia. For over thirty years, he has been visiting and leading groups to the Middle East and has been involved in interreligious initiatives in Asia, Africa, the Middle East and in Britain. In recent years, his research has focussed on the religious context in Syria and this has included multiple visits to Syria in the midst of the war as a guest of faith leaders in the country.