Reclaiming Beauty for the Good of the World Muslim & Christian Creativity as Moral Power
by Dardess, George; Rosenthal, PeggyFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2010-10-01
Publisher(s): Fons Vitae
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Summary
Here is a truly fresh approach to interfaith dialogue: through the creativity of artists inspired by their Muslim or Christian faith, and through the creative lives of people who give a human face To The beauty at the core of both faiths. The book is divided into three Parts. -Part One shows the centrality of God's Beauty in both faiths. -Part Two presents the sacred arts of both religions, with special attention to contemporary Christian and Muslim artists' honouring of God's Beauty. -Part Three focuses on Christians' and Muslims' honouring of God's Beauty in their behaviour. Again, The focus is on contemporary examples. -After each Part the authors include a dialogue between a representative Christian and Muslim in which the two religions reflect, honestly and joyfully, On their similarities and differences.
Author Biography
George Dardess is an ordained deacon in the Roman Catholic Church and the author of Do We Worship the Same God: Comparing the Bible and the Qur'an and Meeting Islam: A Guide for Christians. Peggy Rosenthal is the author of Imagine a World: Poetry for Peacemakers and Praying through Poetry: Hope for Violent Times. They both live in Rochester, New York.
Table of Contents
| Preface: A Personal Experience of Two Faiths | p. ix |
| Introduction | p. xiii |
| A Note on Dual Authorship, Gratitudes, and Scriptural Quotations: | p. xv |
| Opening Dialogue: A Christian and a Muslim first meet, in good faith | p. xvi |
| What is Our Beauty? | p. 1 |
| Muslim Beauty | p. 3 |
| The Source of Beauty: ôGod is the Light of heaven and earthö | p. 3 |
| The Beauty of God: ôGod's beautiful namesö | p. 11 |
| The Beauty of Humankind: ôBeautiful patienceö | p. 16 |
| The Ugliness of Humankind: Yielding to ôthe soul inclined to evilö | p. 22 |
| Christian Beauty | p. 26 |
| Christ's Beauty: ôHe is the image of the invisible Godö | p. 26 |
| The Transfiguration: ôAnd his clothes became dazzling whiteö | p. 32 |
| The Beauty of the Cross: ôJesu, thy blood and righteousness/My beauty are, my glorious dressö | p. 37 |
| The Ugliness of Humankind: ôDoing evil deedsö | p. 42 |
| Dialogue: A Muslim and a Christian compare their beauties | p. 47 |
| Moving On: And what does this have to do with the life of the arts and the art of life? | p. 55 |
| Art in Islam and Christianity | p. 61 |
| Art Informed by Muslim Faith | p. 63 |
| The Beauty of Voice: The Qur'an as God's Art | p. 63 |
| The Beauty of Voice: The Adhan (Call to Prayer) as Epitome of Muslim Art | p. 68 |
| Generosity and Wonder: Muslim Architecture and More | p. 75 |
| Islamic Calligraphy as Invitation to Worship: ôMusic for the eyesö | p. 91 |
| Playfulness and Immediacy: ôAnd now, God, you're scratching my head!ö | p. 102 |
| Longing for Transcendence: ôThe fountain in my midst is like the soul of the believerö | p. 112 |
| Art Informed by Christian Faith | p. 123 |
| ôBeauty is always ready to give more.ö | p. 123 |
| Playfulness and Surprise: ôDefamiliarizing the familiarö | p. 129 |
| ôLife pulsing with mysteryö | p. 141 |
| ôBroken Beautyö | p. 150 |
| Longing for Transcendence: ôBeauty enchants and this enchantment comes from God.ö | p. 159 |
| Dialogue: A Muslim and a Christian compare their arts | p. 172 |
| Moving On: And what does the life of the arts have to do with the art of life? | p. 185 |
| Beautiful People, Beautiful Communities | p. 191 |
| Creative Muslim Lives | p. 193 |
| Imitating the Prophet: The Sunnah as ôtruly sacred art of Muslim cultureö | p. 193 |
| The Beauty of the Shari'ah: Source and Goal of the ôGreater Jihadö | p. 201 |
| Rebuilding Córdoba: ôA time of transformationö | p. 209 |
| Creative Christian Lives | p. 220 |
| Standing with Jesus: ôThe art of daily lifeö | p. 220 |
| Beauty as Justice, Justice as Beauty: ôImagining how to live an alternative lifeö | p. 228 |
| The Beauty of Christian Witness and Sacrifice: Giving our Life out of ôlove for enemiesö | p. 236 |
| Closing Dialogue: A Muslim and a Christian, walking together in Gods light, reach toward the Good of the world | p. 247 |
| Conclusion: The Beauty of Interfaith Action | p. 254 |
| Glossary of Christian Terms | p. 258 |
| Glossary of Muslim Terms | p. 265 |
| Permissions Acknowledgement | p. 270 |
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