Friends and Neighbors

Going Deeper

Thoughtful, Perceptive and
Sometimes Provocative Reflections
on Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations

Articles and Other Media Pieces by Christian & Other Non-Muslim Writers

 

Explaining Islam Apocalyptically

by John Hubers

The Qur'an's Evaluation of Human Nature: An Inquiry with a View to Christian-Muslim Dialogue 

by Lewis R. Scudder, Jr.

Christian-Muslim Relations 

by Roman Catholic missionary, Pauline Rae

Ecumenical  Response to "A Common Word Between Us and You"(full text)

by the National Council of Churches, USA

Muslims and Christians:  Friends or Enemies? 

by Dr. Jonathan Ingleby (10/6)

Religious Tolerance 

by Jane Smith

Do Muslims and Christians Worship the Same God? (Part 5 of 5) 

by Umar F. Abd-Allah

Do Muslims and Christians Worship the Same God (Part 4 of 5) 

by S.Wesley Ariarajah 

Do Muslims and Christians Worship the Same God (Part 3 of 5) 

by J. Dudley Woodbury

Do Muslims and Christians Worship the Same God? (Part 2 of 5)

by Lamin Sanneh

Do Muslims and Christians Worship the Same God? (Part 1 of 5)

by Jon D. Levenson

Islam in American Protestant Thought 

by Thomas Kidd 

The Islam You Don't Hear About

by Stephen Prothero

A Mosque in Massachussets

- by Diana Eck

Evangelicals and Islam after 9/11

- by Richard Cimino 

 Islam and American Politics: Deepening the Dialogue

- video from Washington Post

Violence and Crisis in Islam

- Vincent Cornell (American Public Radio)

Evangelicals and Islam after 9/11

- by Richard Cimino

Islam in American Protestant Thought

- by Thomas Kidd

The Lyrical Beauty in Islam

- from American Public Media

Muslims Against Hunger Project

Muslims and Christians Adore the One God 

- Pope John Paul II (new 2/10)

Islam and the West: Annual Report on the State of Dialogue 

- from the World Economic Forum

Loving God and Neighbor Together:  A Christian Response to a Common Word Between Us and You

Between Faith and Country:  Muslims in America (NPR audio)

Reading List for Islam in America

Contemporary Muslim Understandings of the Miracles of Jesus 

- Kate Zebiri

Hollywood's Muslim Arabs 

- Jack Shaheen 

Christians and Muslims Reflecting Together: Mennonites and Iranian Muslims in Dialogue

The Future of Europe in Islam

H.A. Helleyar

Keeping the Faith Through Interfaith Dialogue

- Rev. David Gray

Early American Missionary Responses to Islam

- Timothy Marr

Six Degrees of Terrorism:  The Internet, Islam and Islamophobia

- Ingrid Matteson

Christian-Muslim Relations in the Land of Selective History 

- Jay Rock

Evangelicals and Islam After 9/11

Obstacles and Opportunities in Christian-Muslim Relations by Charles Kimball

Christians Responses to Islam, Islamism and "Islamic" Terrorism

- Colin Chapman

A Christian Professor reflects on militancy in Islam

- Dr. Peter Ford

To Compare Religions , Compare Their Ideals and Realities

- Dr. John L. Esposito

Reflections on Islam in a Time of Global Uncertainty

- William A. Graham

A Roman Catholic Perspective on Christian-Muslim Relations

- John Borelli

Jihad and the Modern World

- Dr. Sherman Jackson

The Impossibility of the Clash of Civilizations in a Globalized  World

- Dr. John Voll

A Christian Critique of Islamophobia

- Werner Lange

Abraham:  The Archetype of Faith

- Harold Vogelaar

Islam and the West:  Searching for Common Ground

- Pew Global Attitudes Project

The Violence Faith Disconnect

- Lew Scudder

Sunni-Shi'a Division More Political Than Religious

- Shireen Hunter

Mysticism as a Way of Fighting Religious Extremism

- Beat Stauffer

Islamic Terrorism:  How Should the West and Christians Repond?

- by Colin Chapman

Sunni –Shia Tensions Are More About Politics, Power and Privilege than Theology

- by Shireen Hunter

Islam and Democracy

- by John Esposito

Change Agents: The Voices of Muslim Reformers

- by Charles Strohmer

Muslims in European Societies

- Timothy M. Savage

Articles and Other Media Pieces  by Muslim Writer and Websites

We and You:  Let Us Meet Together in God's Name

by Seyyid Hossein Nasr

The Essentials of Ramadan (detailed explanation of Muslim month of fasting) 

by Tajuddin B. Shu'aib

On Being an American and a Muslim:  Dilemma of Politics and Culture 

by Ali A. Mazri

Muslims and the Destiny of America 

by Eboo Patel

 A Muslim View of the Similarities and Differences Between Christianity and Islam

by James Abdul Rahim Gaudet, Rabia Mills
and Syed Mumtaz Al

Six Degrees of Terrorism:  the Internet, Islam and Islamophobia 

- by Ingrid Mattson

The Right to Religious Conversion:  A Muslim Perspective 

- by A. Rashied Omar

Understanding Muslim Prayer (Salat)

- by Hina Azam

Jihad in the Qur'an:  The Truth from the Source 

- by Louay Fatoohi

Islamic Dress and Muslim Norms of Modesty 

- by Ingrid Mattson 

Explaining the Islamic Term Caliphate   

- Omer M. Mozzafar

Gardens of the Righteous:  Sacred Space in Judaism, Islam and Christianity

- Akel Ismail Kahera

Muslims and Arabs in the U.S. Military: A compilation of Articles

- Sheila Musaji

Islam Under Siege:  From Clash to Dialogue of Civilizations 

- Akbar Ahmad

Discovering the Spirituality of Muslim Women 

The Necessity of Interfaith Dialogue 

- Fethullah Gulen

Muslim Women and Other Misunderstandings:  The Discourse of the Veil (book excerpt) - new!

Christian-Muslim Dialogue:  Goals and Obstacles

- Mahmoud Ayoub

An Open Letter from Muslim Leaders to Christian Leaders Around the World (pdf file)

A Muslim and Christian in Dialogue (full book)

- David Shenk and Badru D. Kateregga

Environmental Care:  An Opportunity for Evangelical-Muslim Cooperation

- Eboo Patel

A Woman's Reading of the Qur'an:  A Prominent Muslim feminist tells her story

Free and Equal Under the Qur'an: Reflections on Role of Men and Women in Islam

Comprehensive Collection of Articles Exploring Gender Issues in Islam

Concept of Worship in Islam

- Institute of Islamic Information and Education

Losing Your Only Friend:  A Liberal Muslim's Letter to the West

- Tarek Osman

Women in Islam

- collection of articles by Muslim writers

Lew Scudder in public dialogue with British Muslim leader in Birmingham, UK (audio files - link to 15th March 2004)

The Dynamics of Male-Female Relations:  A Contemporary Analysis

- Amina Wadud Muhsin

Knowledge of Islam in Early America

- Azizah Y. al- Hibri

Islam:  Basic Principles and Characteristics

- Khurshid Ahmad

Islam and the Question of Violence

Science and Civilization in Islam

- by Seyyed Hossein Nasr

A Muslim Perception of Interfaith Dialogue

- American Islamic Conference

Confronting Religious Intolerance

- Prof. Ali Asani

Muslim Marriage Contracts in American Courts

- by Azizah Y. al-Hibri