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Tent of Abraham: Stories of Hope and Peace for Jews, Christians, and Muslims

by Joan Chittister

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The Tent of Abraham is the first book to tell the entire story of Abraham and to reenergize it as a basis for peace. Written by three leaders belonging to different faiths, the book explores in accessible language the mythic quality and the teachings of reconciliation that are embedded in the Torah, the Quran, and the Bible.

“The stories of our common ancestors told in this book with such creative imagination inspire all of us to build community across the walls that normally divide us.” —Bob Edgar, general secretary, National Council of Churches

Rabbi Arthur Waskow is the director of The Shalom Center in Philadelphia and author of numerous books, including Seasons of Our Joy (Beacon/ 3611-2 / $18.00 pb). Joan Chittister, OSB, is a lecturer and the best-selling author of many books, including The Way We We re and Called to Question. She lives in Erie, Pennsylvania. Murshid Saadi Shakur Chishti (Neil Douglas-Klotz) is an internationally known Sufi scholar and writer. His most recent book is Blessings of the Cosmos.

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The Tent of Abraham is the first book to tell the entire story of Abraham and to reenergize it as a basis for peace. Written by three leaders belonging to different faiths, the book explores in accessible language the mythic quality and the teachings of reconciliation that are embedded in the Torah, the Qur'an, and the Bible.

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About the Author

Joan Chittister, OSB, is a best-selling writer and lecturer. She lives in Erie, Pennsylvania.

Contributor Murshid Saadi Shakur Chishti (Dr Neil Douglas-Klotz) has a website at www.abwoon.com, for the Abwoon Study Circle. This site focuses on his research, study and publication in the areas of Middle Eastern mysticism and peacemaking. "Abwoon" is an Aramaic word for the power of the Universe to give birth to new life every instant. His institutional website is the Edinburgh Institute for Advanced Learning (www.eial.org).

Rabbi Arthur Waskow is the director of The Shalom Center in Philadelphia and author of numerous books, including Seasons of Our Joy and Down-to-Earth Judaism. 

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780807077290

Author:

Chittister, Joan

Publisher:

Beacon Press (MA)

Author:

Chishti, Murshid Saadi Shakur

Author:

Chittister, Sister Joan

Author:

Chishti, Saadi Shakur

Author:

Waskow, Rabbi Arthur

Author:

Waskow, Arthur

Location:

Boston

Subject:

General

Subject:

General Religion

Subject:

Comparative Religion

Subject:

Religion Comparative-General

Copyright:

2007

Edition Description:

Trade paper

Publication Date:

July 2007

Binding:

TRADE PAPER

Grade Level:

General/trade

Language:

English

Pages:

240

Dimensions:

8.4 x 5.45 x .7 in .7 lb

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"Synopsis" by Random, The Tent of Abraham is the first book to tell the entire story of Abraham and to reenergize it as a basis for peace. Written by three leaders belonging to different faiths, the book explores in accessible language the mythic quality and the teachings of reconciliation that are embedded in the Torah, the Qur'an, and the Bible.