{"id":60686,"date":"2018-05-08T04:13:43","date_gmt":"2018-05-08T04:13:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/malankaraorthodox.tv\/?p=60686"},"modified":"2018-05-08T04:13:43","modified_gmt":"2018-05-08T04:13:43","slug":"mar-yulios-releases-books-on-interfaith-dialogue-between-christian-muslim-relations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malankaraorthodox.tv\/?p=60686","title":{"rendered":"Mar Yulios releases books on interfaith dialogue between\u00a0 Christian-Muslim relations"},"content":{"rendered":"

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HYDERABAD:\u00a0\u00a0His Grace Dr Geevarghese Mar Yulios, Metropolitan, Indian Orthodox Diocese of Ahmedabad, released two books during the summer course on \u2018Interfaith Dialogue and Pilgrimage\u2019 at Henry Martyn Institute, Hyderabad, on May 3.<\/span>
\nThe books are authored by Fr Bob McCahill, a Maryknoll priest, and Fr Paul Jackson, an Australian Jesuit.<\/span>
\nTitled \u2018I am Indeed Their Brother: Loving and Serving Allah\u2019s Poor\u2019 by Fr Bob (Maryknoll Fathers) and \u2018Lord The Air Smells Good,\u2019 felicitation volume in honour of\u00a0\u00a0Fr Paul Jackson SJ edited by Anand Amaladass and Victor Edwin.<\/span>
\nThe first book by Fr Bob is a collection of 42 short letters written during his missionary service among Muslims in Bangladesh from 1976 to 2017. They express his dedication, joy, vivacity and love for the people he lived with and worked for, while building compassionate links between Christians and Muslims.<\/span>
\nHailing from Iowa, US, he learnt the language of the people with whom he incarnated himself wholeheartedly and in sincere simplicity.\u00a0<\/span>
\nFr Bob\u2019s stories give dramatic pictures of his encounters, his staccato conversations, spiritual experiences, emotion-filled encounters, and unending helpfulfness.\u00a0<\/span>
\nHe describes how he was inspired by devout Muslims and learns patience, generosity and cheerfulness.\u00a0<\/span>
\nAll the letters are uplifting and cement relationships between people of different ages, professions, cultures and religions.<\/span>
\nThe Felicitation volume in honour of Fr Paul is a soulful tribute to the lifetime commitment of this creative Jesuit to the cause of Christian-Muslim<\/span>\u00a0relations.\u00a0<\/span>
\nThe engaging title is taken from a text by 13th century mystic Jalal ad Din ar Rumi and expresses the aura of the 15 professional articles that the book contains.\u00a0<\/span>
\nThe introductory piece by Victor Edwin sets the tone for the reader, presenting the personal journey of Fr Paul and his nuanced view of the range and depth of interfaith dialogue, especially dialogue between a Muslim and a Christian, as shown in this quote from Jackson:\u00a0<\/span>
\n\u201cIt is abundantly clear that this whole process of dialogue requires deep Christian faith, for it is more directly focused on receiving than on giving.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nThe articles are poignant and passionate, composed by professional Islamologists with academic expertise and spiritual wisdom.\u00a0<\/span>
\nFrom \u2018Knowledge and Mercy\u2019 in Mawdudi and Ibn \u2018Arabi by David Immanuel Singh, and Nizamuddin to the Nations: Transnational Trajectories at the Origins of the Tablighi Jamaat by Mathew J Kuiper, and \u2018Jesus and Mary in Tafsir Muqatil Ibn Sulayman\u2019 by F Zannini, to The Growth of Islamophobia (Fear of Islam) in contemporary German society as a challenge to the Christians living there by Christian W Troll, and \u2018A Christian-Islam Conversation\u2019 on Climate Change by Francis Gonsalves we get a panoramic view of the theological, ideological, cultural, socio-political, psycho-philosophical and practical dimensions of Christian-Muslim relations. The book concludes with a list of Jackson\u2019s 8 books and 90 articles.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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