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The Legacy of Arab-Islam in Africa

A Quest for Inter-religious Dialogue

By: John Allembillah Azumah

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The Legacy of Arab-Islam in Africa

A Quest for Inter-religious Dialogue

By: John Allembillah Azumah

Thoughtful and challenging, this book argues for a reassessment of the role historically played by Islam in Africa, and offers new hope for in creased mutual understanding between African people of different faiths. Drawing on a wealth of sources, from the colonial period to the most up-to-date scholarship, the author challenges the widely held perception th at, while Christianity oppressed and subjugated the African people, Islam fitted comfortably into the indigenous landscape. Instead, this penetrating account reveals Muslim settlers to be as guilty of enforcing slavery and conversion as those of their more maligned sister tradition. Only with an acknowledgement of the true roles of both faiths in African history, suggests Azumah, can the people of both traditions move themselves and their continent towards a new future of tolerance and self-awareness.

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Simon and Schuster

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1780746857

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My Neighbour's Faith

Islam Explained for Christians

By: John Alembillah Azumah

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My Neighbour's Faith

Islam Explained for Christians

By: John Alembillah Azumah

My Neighbour's Faith sheds light on the beliefs and teaching of Islam by addressing matters of contemporary importance to Christians and the wider non-Muslim audience.

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Zondervan

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9966805028

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9789966805027

My Neighbour's Faith

Islam Explained for Christians

By: John Azumah

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Islam Explained for Christians

By: John Azumah

Nowhere else in the world have both Islam and Christianity been more instrumental in shaping the history of a people and their way of life than in Africa. African Muslims and Christians have a lot in common, including kinship ties, shared languages and citizenship. Yet, despite the centuries of deep historical links and harmonious existence between the two religions, new challenges threaten this harmony. Conflicts involving Christians and Muslims in places like Sudan, Nigeria and Ivory Coast are common. These conflicts are fueled primarily by ignorance, stereotyping and prejudice, which in turn breed fear, suspicion and even hatred, in some cases leading to violence. My Neighbour's Faith sheds light on the beliefs and teaching of Islam by addressing matters of contemporary importance to Christians and the wider non-Muslim audience. It presents the human face of Islam--the face of a close relative, a neighbour, a teacher and even a head of state--in a balanced and critical way that gives a credible view of Islam.

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0310107156

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9780310107156

Peacebuilding, Constitutionalism and the Global South

The Case for Cognitive Justice Plurinationalism

By: Kajit Bagu (John Paul)

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Peacebuilding, Constitutionalism and the Global South

The Case for Cognitive Justice Plurinationalism

By: Kajit Bagu (John Paul)

This book presents the case that liberal constitutionalism in the global South is a legacy of colonialism and is inappropriate as a means of securing effective peace in regions that have been subject to recurrent conflict. The work demonstrates the failure of liberal constitutionalism in guaranteeing peace in the postcolonial global South. It develops an alternative, more compelling constitutionalism for peacebuilding in conflicted regions. This is based on constitutionalism that recognises plurality as a major feature in the global South. Drawing on events in Nigeria, it develops a constitutional model, based on Cognitive Justice, which could deliver peace by addressing historic, conceptual, legal, institutional and structural issues that have created social inequality and injustice. The study also incorporates insights from the development of plurinational constitutions in South America. The book will be an invaluable resource for researchers, academics and policy-makers with an interest in constitutional legal theory, peacebuilding and postcolonial studies

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Routledge

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0429536097

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Behind the Myths

The Foundations of Judaism, Christianity and Islam

By: John Pickard

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Behind the Myths

The Foundations of Judaism, Christianity and Islam

By: John Pickard

There has never been a more important time for a study of the social, economic, and political origins of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, the three important world religions that share a common root. This book adopts a Marxist, that is a materialist, view of human development, so it takes as its starting point the idea that gods, angels, miracles, and other supernatural phenomena do not exist in the real world and therefore cannot be taken as explanations for the origin and rise of these faiths. It looks instead at the material conditions at appropriate periods in antiquity and the social and economic forces that were at work, to outline the real foundations of these three doctrines. In doing so, it challenges the historicity of key figures like Moses, Jesus, and Mohammed. This is a unique book that draws on the research, knowledge, and expertise of hundreds of historians, archaeologists, and scholars to create a new synthesis that is both coherent and completely based on a materialist world outlook. It is a book written by an unbeliever for other unbelievers as a contribution to a discussion among atheists and secularists as to the real origins of the so-called Abramic faiths. It will be a revelatory read, even to those already firmly of an atheist or secularist persuasion, underpinning their nonreligious views, and it will provide a valuable resource for all those who might be coming to question the hold that organized religion has had on human society.

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1481783637

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Muslim Civic Cultures and Conflict Resolution

The Challenge of Democratic Federalism in Nigeria

By: John N. Paden

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Muslim Civic Cultures and Conflict Resolution

The Challenge of Democratic Federalism in Nigeria

By: John N. Paden

The question of whether Islam is compatible with democracy may best be answered not from the classical sources or even from the cauldron of Middle East politics but from the lived experiences of Muslim communities around the world. In large and diverse countries, the varied political values of different cultures can make or break the democratic experiment. Regardless of their cultural context, transitions from military to civilian rule require attention to the grassroots civic cultures that form the foundations of democratic federalism. John Paden, a noted expert on West African and Islamic societies, uses Nigeria as a critical case study of how a diverse country with a significant Muslim population is working to make the transition to a democratic society. Although little-studied, the non-Arab Muslim communities of West Africa are an important indicator as to whether Islamic democracy in a diverse nation is possible. Nigeria's success is vital to regional and global stability. As the largest country in Africa, with a population that is about half Muslim and half Christian or traditional animist, Nigeria is also the seventh largest producer of oil in the world and has gone through a series of political traumas ranging from civil war to military rule. The current democratic government is trying to balance rule-of-law concerns at a time when many communal tensions are coming to the surface. Muslim Civic Cultures and Conflict Resolution in Nigeria takes us inside the complex world of Nigerian politics, with a focus on the ways Muslim civic cultures deal with matters of leadership and conflict resolution. The book provides an essential context to the current international concern with issues ranging from Shari'a law and communal violence, to the broader war on terrorism. It argues that the requirement for regional political cooperation serves as a counterbalance to more extreme forms of political expression. Paden shows that if the Nigerian political model o

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0815797877

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9780815797876

Islam and Christianity on the Edge

Talking Points in Christian-Muslim Relations Into the 21st Century

By: John Azumah,Peter G. Riddell

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Islam and Christianity on the Edge

Talking Points in Christian-Muslim Relations Into the 21st Century

By: John Azumah,Peter G. Riddell

The relationship between Christianity and Islam is complex. This collection of essays by scholars and human rights activists engages with some of the most pressing issues in Christian-Muslim relations, addressing matters of theology, the encounter between civilisations and inter-religious affairs. Some of the most controversial and sensitive questions are considered, ranging from sacred text to the politics of multiculturalism. These are key questions for the 21st century, a period when Christianity and Islam are destined to interact more closely than ever before in human history.

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Acorn Press (CN)

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0987132946

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9780987132949

The Legacy of Arab-Islam in Africa

A Quest for Inter-religious Dialogue

By: John Allembillah Azumah

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A Quest for Inter-religious Dialogue

By: John Allembillah Azumah

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Simon and Schuster

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Book's by John Alembillah Azumah

The Legacy of Arab-Islam in Africa

The Legacy of Arab-Islam in Africa

My Neighbour's Faith

My Neighbour's Faith

My Neighbour's Faith

My Neighbour's Faith

Peacebuilding, Constitutionalism and the Global South

Peacebuilding, Constitutionalism and the Global South

Behind the Myths

Behind the Myths

Muslim Civic Cultures and Conflict Resolution

Muslim Civic Cultures and Conflict Resolution

Islam and Christianity on the Edge

Islam and Christianity on the Edge

The Legacy of Arab-Islam in Africa

The Legacy of Arab-Islam in Africa

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