Was Jesus a Muslim ? Questioning Categories in the Study of Religion,
Paperback - 208 pages,
by Robert F. Shedinger.
Description :
Was Jesus a Muslim ? .... An intriguing question — Do Muslims understand Jesus in some ways more
historically appropriate than Christians do? — leads Robert F. Shedinger
into a series of provocative challenges to the disciplines of
religious studies and comparative religions.
Questioning the
convenient distinction between "politics" and "religion" and the
isolation of "religion" from wider social and cultural questions,
Shedinger offers a proposal for a more accurate and respectful
understanding of faith that he argues will improve possibilities for
mutual understanding among Christians, Muslims — and others.
Contents :
---Foreword by Ambassador Akbar Ahmed,
---Acknowledgements,
---Introduction: A Post-9/11 Journey
---Chapter [1]. What's Wrong with Interreligious Dialogue?
---Chapter [2]. Comparative Religion as a Discourse of Domestication
---Chapter [3]. Islam as a Movement for Social Justice
---Chapter [4]. Was Jesus a Muslim?
---Chapter [5]. Toward Christian-Muslim Solidarity against Injustice.
---Notes,
---Works Cited,
---Index.
The Author : Prof. Robert Shedinger is a scholar of religion who teaches at Luther College in Iowa. He earned his Ph. D. in religious studies from Temple University, specialising in Biblical Studies. While doing his graduate work, Shedinger took two courses on Islam with Prof. Mahmoud Ayoub, not because he had any personal interest in Islam but only in order to strengthen his job prospects.