Prayer: Christian and Muslim Perspectives

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Prayer: Christian and Muslim Perspectives is a rich collection of essays, scriptural texts, and personal reflections featuring leading scholars analyzing the meaning and function of prayer within their traditions. Drawn from the 2011 Building Bridges seminar in Doha, Qatar, the essays in this volume explore the devotional practices of each tradition and how these practices are taught and learned. Relevant texts are included, with commentary, as are personal reflections on prayer by each of the seminar participants. The volume also contains a Christian reflection on Islamic prayer and a Muslim reflection on Christian prayer. An extensive account of the informal conversations at the seminar conveys a vivid sense of the lively, penetrating, but respectful dialogue that took place. Participants and Contributors vii Introduction xi David Marshall Preface xv Rowan Williams PART I: SURVEYS 1 Lived Prayer: Some Examples from the Christian Tradition 3 Michael Plekon A Qura¯nic Theology of Prayer 13 Reza Shah-Kazemi Muslim Prayer in Practice 25 M. M. Dheen Mohamed Christian Prayer in Practice 41 Philip Sheldrake A Muslim Response to Christian Prayer 53 Caner Dagli A Christian Perspective on Muslim Prayer 65 Daniel A. Madigan Response 73 Rowan Williams PART II: PRAYER AND SCRIPTURE 77 The Lord’s Prayer 79 Susan Eastman Al-Fa¯tih.a 91 Rkia Elraoui Cornell Prayer in the Spirit in Romans 8 99 Philip Seddon In Reverence of the Almighty: Understanding Prayer and Worship in Qura¯n 3:190–94 and 29:45 115 Asma Afsaruddin PART III: LEARNING TO PRAY 121 Learning to Pray with and in the Christian Tradition: Personal Reflections 123 Lucy Gardner Learning to Pray as a Muslim: The Foundational Stage 135 Ibrahim Mogra Growing in Prayer as a Christian 141 Timothy Wright Growing in Prayer as a Muslim: Reflections and Lessons of a Struggler 147 Timothy J. Gianotti Conversations in Qatar 159 Lucinda Mosher Afterword 175 Rowan Williams Personal Reflections on Prayer 179 Index 201