Abraham's Children: Liberty and Tolerance in an Age of Religious Conflict

by Kelly James Clark

Book Overview

Fifteen prominent thinkers turn to the sacred writings of their different theological traditions to defend religious tolerance

Scarcely any country in today's world can claim to be free of intolerance. Israel and Palestine, Northern Ireland, Sudan, the Balkans, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, and the Caucasus are just some of the areas of intractable conflict apparently inspired or exacerbated by religious differences. Can devoted Jews,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300179375
• ISBN13: 9780300179378
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.3"