Community of Believers

Lucinda Mosher is faculty associate in interfaith studies and director of the Multifaith Chaplaincy Program at the Hartford Seminary and assistant academic director of the Building Bridges Seminar. David Marshall is associate professor of the practice of Christian-Muslim relations at Duke Divinity School and academic director of the Building Bridges seminar.

• ParticipantsIntroductionPart I: The Nature and Purpose of the CommunityThe Nature and Purpose of the Christian Community (the Church) The Nature and Purpose of the Community (Ummah) in the Qur'an Scripture Dialogue I: God's People Israel and the Church Scripture Dialogue II: The Umma and Earlier Religious Communities Scripture Dialogue III: The Nature and Purpose of the Church Scripture Dialogue IV: The Nature and Purpose of the Umma Part II: Unity and Disunity in the Life of the CommunityPerspectives on Christian Desires for Communion and Experiences of Division (or, The History of the Church in Half a Chapter!) Unity and Disunity in the Life of the Muslim Community Scripture Dialogue V: Unity and Disunity in the Church Scripture Dialogue VI: Unity and Disunity in the Umma Part III: Continuity and Change in the Life of the Community Continuity and Change in the Life of the Community: Muslims' Changing Attitudes to Change The Christian Church Facing Itself and Facing the World: An Ecumenical Overview of Modern Christian Ecclesiology Scripture Dialogue VII: Continuity and Change in the Church Scripture Dialogue VIII: Continuity and Change in the Umma Part IV: ReflectionConversations in Doha Index

The strengths of these volumes are numerous. . . . The Building Bridges seminar stands as a sign of hope for future engagement.