God's Creativity and Human Action

Lucinda Mosher, assistant academic director, Building Bridges Seminar, is Faculty Associate in Interfaith Studies at Hartford Seminary. David Marshall, academic director, Building Bridges Seminar, is Affiliate Research Fellow of the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs, Georgetown University, Washington, DC.

• Introduction PART I: OVERVIEWSHuman Action within Divine Creation: A Muslim PerspectiveMohsen KadivarOn the Possibility of Holy Living: A Christian PerspectiveLucy Gardner PART II: GOD'S CREATION AND ITS GOALGod's Creation and Its Goal: A Muslim Perspective Sohaira Zahid SiddiquiGod's Creation and Its Goal: A Christian PerspectiveRichard BauckhamScripture Dialogue 1: God's Creation and Its GoalPassages from the Qur nPassages from the Bible PART III: THE DIGNITY AND TASK OF HUMANKIND WITHIN GOD'S CREATIONCreativity, Covenant, and ChristBrandon GallaherTo Be Khal fah: The Human Vocation in Relation to Nature and Community Maria Massi DakakeScripture Dialogue 2: The Dignity and Task of Humankind within God's Creation Passages from the BiblePassages from the Qur n PART IV: HUMAN ACTION WITHIN THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GODHuman Freedom and Divine Sovereignty: Muslim PerspectivesFeras Q. HamzaHuman Action within the Sovereignty of God: Christian Perspectives Veli-Matti KarkkainenScripture Dialogue 3: Human Action within the Sovereignty of GodPassages from the Qur nPassages from the Bible PART V: REFLECTIONDiscussion in Doha: Listening in on the Building Bridges ProcessLucinda MosherIndexAbout the Editors

An excellent resource for scholars exploring the theme of divine and human creativity, especially those with an interest in Christian-Muslim theological interchange.