Conviction and Conflict Islam, Christianity and World Order

Description

Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali studied theology at Cambridge, going on to become only the second non-white bishop in England and the first diocesan bishop. He is a consultant to the Prime Minister on Muslim affairs.

Nazir-Ali sets out fundamental guidelines on the role of religion in society and its relationship to nationalism, ideology and political institutions, and examines Christian-Muslim dialogue with particular relationship to the rise of Arab, Indian and Turkish nationalism. Of particular concern is the relationship of religion to law and the justifiability of armed conflict.

Table of Contents

Introduction"Before we begin à." Chapter One Rumours of Angels: The Personal and the Social Aspects of the Spiritual Chapter Two The Role of Religion in Conflict and Peace-making Chapter Three Encounters and Clashes: Muslims, Christians and Jews from the beginning Chapter Four Liberation, Nationalism and Islamism Chapter Five Some Issues in Dialogue Today I: Religion, Democracy and the State Chapter Six Some Issues in Dialogue Today II: The Relationship of Religion to Law, Sharica, Jihad, Just War and Fundamental Freedoms Chapter Seven Terrorism, Poverty and World Order Chapter Eight A Final Thought: The Birth-pangs of a New World Select Bibliography Index Biblical and Qur'anic References

Author(s)

Michael Nazir-Ali, Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali holds Pakistani as well as British citizenship and was the first non-white diocesan bishop in the Church of England.  He has studied, researched and taught at a number of colleges and universities, including Karachi, Cambridge and Oxford.  Before becoming Bishop of Rochester, he worked as a priest and as a bishop in Pakistan, and was General Secretary of the Church Mission Society. 

Reviews

"[T]his book is a worthwhile guide for any Christian who is grappling with contemporary developments in the world from a religious perspective."

 

Reviewed by David Parker in Evangelical Review of Theology, January 2008

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