Understanding Islam, The First Ten Steps

Author:
Chris Hewer

Blurb:
This book is designed to take people on the first steps in understanding Islam and the way that Muslims think and see the world. It grows out of extensive experience of teaching the course on which it is based.

Cross and Crescent

Author:
Colin Chapman

Blurb:
Colin Chapman introduces Islam in its historical context, its theological assumptions and, most important, its common practice in the West. In this comprehensive, gracious introduction to Islam, you will meet the Muslims in your community.

Grace for Muslims

Author:
Steve Bell

Blurb:
Why should an essentially benign religion turn some into demons asked a Muslim journalist. It is a question that is at the heart of the Islamic debate. Alarmist claims are made, while the possibility of a peaceful Islam is dismissed.

Celebrating Difference, Staying Faithful: How to Live in a Multi-faith World

Author:
Andrew Wingate

Blurb:
A resource to help develop Christian leaders and communities willing to engage constructively and positively with our multi-faith society. Canon Dr Andrew Wingate retired as the founding Director of the St. Philip’s Centre at the end of January.

Between Naivety and Hostility

Author:
Steve Bell and Colin Chapman

Blurb:
A new 'fault-line' is dividing Christians who disagree about Islam. A spectrum of opinion exists, ranging from strident voices which de-emphasise the Great Commission in favour of theological confrontation and political action to the building of relational bridges.

The Bible and Other Faiths: what does the Lord require of us

Author:
Ida Glaser

Blurb:
How should we understand religions, and the way they affect human beings? How should Christians live in relation to people of other faiths? What is God doing among them? Ida Glaser explores biblical perspectives on these urgent questions.

Distinctly Welcoming: Christian Presence in a Multifaith Society

Author:
Richard Sudworth

Blurb:
A practical guide to the core issues and challenges facing churches in their engagement with those of other faiths. The resource does not seek to cover all the issues in-depth but provides a broad sweep touching on key issues so that churches can gain confidence.

Grove Booklets: Friendship and Exchange with People of Other

Author:
Celia Blackden

Blurb:
It has been suggested that 'presence and engagement' provides a framework for interfaith relations-but it might be that 'friendship and exchange' offers a more fruitful paradigm. This study explores what it might mean, how it involves both greater understanding of the other.

The Bible through Muslim Eyes, Learning from How Muslims see Christianity, My Friend Imran

Author:
Andrew Smith

Blurb:
This fascinating study looks at Muslim expectations concerning scripture, and explains why Christians view the Bible differently from how Muslims view the Qur’an. As such it is a powerful aid to opening dialogue.

Understanding my Muslim Neighbour

Author:
Michael Nazir-Ali

Blurb:
Michael Nazir-Ali grew up in a Muslim family and is now a Christian church leader, and this book is a clear demonstration of the shared spiritual heritage between Christians and Muslims and the points at which the two faiths diverge.

Young, British and Muslim

Author:
Philip Lewis

Blurb:
A most important book on British Muslims. It explodes many contemporary stereotypes to reveal a picture which is far more complex than is often supposed. It shines a light onto both new areas of menace and new avenues of hope.

Above Us and Between Us

Author:
Peter Colwell

Blurb:
In the autumn of 2007 a letter was sent to Christian leaders around the world which was signed by 138 Muslim Scholars. The letter,entitled'A common word between us and You',calls for Christians and Muslims to come together.

A Muslim and a Christian in Dialogue

Author:
Kateregga and Shenk

Blurb:
Millions of Muslims and Christians are neighbors, and and they agree that they worship the one and only God. Yet they seldom witness to each other, and the issues they deal with are profound.

The Qur’an, M.A.S

Author:
Abdel Haleem

Blurb:
One of the best [translations] to have appeared in recent times..

Fear and Friendship: Anglicans Engaging with Islam

Author:
Frances Ward, Sarah Coakley

Blurb:
This title offers a new depth of theological thinking in Anglican/Muslim engagement, founded in narratives of real encounters in parish and cathedral life in contemporary Britain.

A Heart Broken Open

Author:
Ray Gaston

Blurb:
A Heart Broken Open is the moving and insightful reflection by a Christian minister on his grassroots engagement with Islam - from inner-city parish ministry in Leeds to the streets of Karbala at a time of rising Islamophobia and the 'War on Terror'. The book also includes responses from some of the author's partners in dialogue. 

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