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People Of The Book

Nov 10 th Week 1 of 3. People Of The Book. What People, What Book?. People of the Book. COMMON UNDERSTANDING: “certain monotheistic faiths which pre-date the Islam Jews, Christians, Sabians (Qur’an 2:62) OR Monotheistic beliefs that trace back to Abraham

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People Of The Book

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  1. Nov 10th Week 1 of 3 People Of The Book

  2. What People, What Book?

  3. People of the Book COMMON UNDERSTANDING: “certain monotheistic faiths which pre-date the Islam • Jews, Christians, Sabians (Qur’an 2:62) OR Monotheistic beliefs that trace back to Abraham Hmmm something in common???

  4. Stereotypes • Provide a frame of reference for each of these peoples. Are they accurate? • What if we concentrated on our similarities instead of our differences? • WHY should we? • If we should, then HOW?

  5. Violence in Religion "There is far more violence in the Bible than in the Qur'an; the idea that Islam imposed itself by the sword is a Western fiction, fabricated during the time of the crusades when, in fact, it was Western Christians who were fighting brutal holy wars against Islam.“ - Karen Armstrong, former nun • Hebrew Bible – Jews “invaded” Canaan, David conquered, etc • Christian Tradition – Crusades, Reformation How do you judge which belief system is “right”? Do you have to?

  6. Never Discuss Politics & Religion

  7. Interfaith Cooperation in American History • America is an immigrant nation • George Washington lived this out • Key story of American Tradition • Where are we now? What needs to change?

  8. Interfaith Literacy • Appreciation - What do we admire about other faiths? • Positive engagement • Know the stories of successful cooperation • Know and Live the values of interfaith cooperation • MERCY, HOSPITALITY, COMPASSION • Interfaith literacy IN ACTION

  9. Effective Interfaith Cooperation • Absence of knowledge creates fear  intolerance, even violence Knowledge Attitudes Relationships

  10. Pick a video • Video for People of the Book • Karen Armstrong • Reading the Qu'ran • Lesley Hazelton

  11. Tolerance To Appreciation • You can’t learn from a position of ignorance • We can’t learn if we don’t speak to each other and understand each others perspectives. • Tools for creating dialog • The Faith Club • God of Love • Scriptural reasoning www.scripturalreasoning.org • Food!!

  12. Speaker Next Week • Scriptural Reasoning expert • Sam Brody – Visiting Professor, University of Cincinnati • Professor Brody gave each of you some homework.

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