My Neighbour’s Faith

by John Azumah

Publisher:

Zondervan

, 2008

Overview

Nowhere else in the world have both Islam and Christianity been more instrumental in shaping the history of a people and their way of life than in Africa. African Muslims and Christians have a lot in common, including kinship ties, shared languages and citizenship. Yet, despite the centuries of deep historical links and harmonious existence between the two religions, new challenges threaten this harmony. Conflicts involving Christians and Muslims in places like Sudan, Nigeria and Ivory Coast are common. These conflicts are fueled primarily by ignorance, stereotyping and prejudice, which in turn breed fear, suspicion and even hatred, in some cases leading to violence.

My Neighbour’s Faith sheds light on the beliefs and teaching of Islam by addressing matters of contemporary importance to Christians and the wider non-Muslim audience. It presents the human face of Islam—the face of a close relative, a neighbour, a teacher and even a head of state—in a balanced and critical way that gives a credible view of Islam.

Product Details

• Title: My Neighbour’s Faith
• Author: John Azumah
• Publisher: Zondervan
• Print Publication Date: 2008
• Logos Release Date: 2011
• Pages: 176
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Islam › Africa; Islam › Relations--Christianity; Islam › Doctrines--History
• ISBNs: 9780310493747, 9789966805027, 0310493749, 9966805028
• Resource ID: LLS:NEIGHBORFTH
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T01:46:53Z

About John Azumah

John Azumah is an ordained minister of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana. He is currently an associate professor of World Christianity and Islam at Columbia Theological Seminary. Dr. Azumah served as lecturer in Islamic and mission studies and director of the Centre for Islamic Studies at the London School of Theology in the United Kingdom. He has taught in theological seminaries in India, South Africa, and Ghana and was a research fellow at the Akrofi-Christaller Institute in Ghana. John is the author of The Legacy of Arab-Islam in Africa: A Quest for Inter-Religious Dialogue and My Neighbour’s Faith.