Sin, Forgiveness, and Reconciliation: Christian and Muslim Perspectives

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Sin, Forgiveness, and Reconciliation: Christian and Muslim Perspectives is a collection of essays and scripture passages studied at the 2014 Building Bridges seminar. Thoughtful and provocative, the book begins with the complete texts of the opening lectures by Veli-Matti Karkkainen and Jonathan A. C. Brown and contains essays by Christoph Schwobel, Ayman Shabana, Susan Eastman, Mohammad Hassan Khalil, Philip Sheldrake, and Asma Afsaruddin. Peppered throughout with relevant scripture passages and commentary, the text concludes with an extensive account of the informal conversations at the seminar that conveys the lively and respectful dialogue that is the hallmark of this meeting. Cover Contents Participants Introduction PART I: OVERVIEWS Sin, Forgiveness, and Reconciliation: A Christian Perspective Sin, Forgiveness, and Reconciliation: A Muslim Perspective PART II: SIN Changing Places: Understanding Sin in Relation to a Graceful God The Concept of Sin in the Qurʾān in Light of the Story of Adam Scripture Dialogues on Sin Dialogue 1 Romans 5:11–21 Genesis 3:1–24 Dialogue 2 Al- Aʿrāf (7):10–27 Dialogue 3 Romans 7:14–25 Al-Aʿrāf (7):177–79 Yūsuf (12):18 Yūsuf (12):53 PART III: FORGIVENESS Forgiveness and Redemption in Christian Understanding Divine Forgiveness in Islamic Scripture and Thought Scripture Dialogues on Forgiveness Dialogue 4 Luke 15:11–32 Dialogue 5 Al-ʿAṣr (103):1–3 Al-Zumar (39):53–59 Al-Anʿām (6):128 Dialogue 6 Romans 8:1–4 Hūd (11):106–8 Al-Nabāʾ (78):21–30 Al-Aʿrāf (7):40–43 Additional Qurʾān Passages Al-Anʿām (6):12 Al-Anʿām (6):54 Al-Aʿrāf (7):52 Al-Muʾminūn (23):109–18 PART IV: RECONCILIATION Reconciliation Between People: Christian Perspectives Reconciliation and Peacemaking in the Qurʾān Scripture Dialogues on Reconciliation Dialogue 7 Matthew 18:21–35 Dialogue 8 Āl ʿImrān (3):102–3 Al-Anfāl (8):61–63 Dialogue 9 Ephesians 2:11–22 Al-Ḥujurāt (49):9–13 Al-Mumtaḥina (60):7–9 PART V: REFLECTION Conversations in Virginia Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z About the Editors