Human Struggle - Christian and Muslim Perspectives

The first comparative work to explore how humankind seek out the meaning of life amid suffering and struggle.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. Human struggle: Literary, Theological and Philosophical Reflections; 2. The Search for Salvation in Rainer Maria Rilke and Abu Hamid al-Ghazali; 3. Community and Divine Calling in Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Sayyid Qutb; 4. Contemporary Islam and the Struggle for Beauty; 5. The Struggle for Hope in an age of Uncertainty; Epilogue.

About the author

Mona Siddiqui is Professor of Islamic and Interreligious Studies at the University of Edinburgh. She received an OBE for her comparative work and public profile. As a Muslim scholar in Christian-Muslim relations, she is unique and her book Christians, Muslims and Jesus (2013) received international acclaim. She is a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and a fellow of the American Academy for Arts and Sciences.

Summary

The great thinkers and poets in Christianity and Islam led lives of personal religious struggle. This book is the first comparative work to explore struggle in the writings of iconic figures like Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Hamid Ghazali, Rainer Maria Rilke and Sayyid Qutb. It asks: how does humankind find meaning in life in an age of uncertainty?

Product details

• Authors: Mona Siddiqui, Mona (University of Edinburgh) Siddiqui, Siddiqui Mona
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2021
• EAN: 9781316518540
• ISBN: 978-1-316-51854-0
• No. of pages: 222
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; Islam, PHILOSOPHY / Religious, RELIGION / Islam / General, RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, RELIGION / Philosophy, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Islam / Theology, RELIGION / Hinduism / General, RELIGION / Islam / History, RELIGION / Hinduism / History, Theology, Christianity, Christian theology, RELIGION / Hinduism / Theology, History of Religion, Hinduism, Islamic Theology, Philosophy of religion