The Nativity Story cast a Maori girl as the Virgin Mary and Palestinian and Iranian actors as her relatives. As controversial as The Passion of the Christ was, Mel Gibson did make a point of altering Jim Caviezel's appearance, going so far as to digitally change the actor's eyes from blue to brown. Finally, as a future resource, you might consider my book on the Qur’anic God ( Allah: God in the Qur’an).Over the last few years, however, filmmakers have been aiming for greater accuracy in their depictions of Jesus and his kin. Consider too the Minding Scripture episode on the Qur’anic Jesus.

In addition to the videos for this week, I would like to suggest a few resources: Turkish Muslim scholar Mustafa Akyol has an interesting TED talk on faith and practice in Islam. How can the Church still find meaning in the Qur’an and still esteem Muhammad, whom the Qur’an describes as a “mercy for the worlds”? What assessment can the Church make of Muhammad’s ethical behavior? Muhammad comes after Jesus, and the Qur’an in places criticizes Christianity. Muslims generally reject the reality of Christ’s crucifixion, so how do they see the way in which God acts out his mercy and judgment?įinally we will also think about what assessment the Church might make of the Qur’an and Muhammad, the central aspects of the Islamic faith.

At the heart of the Christian Gospel is the message that God, whose love for creation is overflowing, chose to be with humanity through the Incarnation, and to save us in the passion, death, and resurrection of Christ. This week we will also address the question of sin and salvation. Does the belief in a Trinity, or in the divinity of Christ, render it impossible for Muslims to consider Christians monotheists? Tabbara for her insights on this question from an Islamic perspective. In the videos for this week, I discuss the question of whether Muslims and Christians worship the same God principally from a Christian perspective.

Together we will address the theme of the theological relationship between Christianity and Islam. Nayla Tabbara, a distinguished scholar of Islam with a focus on the mystical tradition of Sufism. As for this week, our live session will feature a discussion with Dr.

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