Abraham's children : liberty and tolerance in an age of religious conflict / Kelly James Clark, editor.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Calling Abraham's children / Kelly James Clark -- Abraham's Jewish children. The peoples of the earth and the tents of Jacob : humanity in the image of God / Einat Ramon -- Dance of the spirit : the land of Israel and the Jewish soul / Dov Berkovits -- Revisiting the Holy Rebellion / Leah Shakdiel -- Does Judaism teach universal human rights? / Arik Ascherman -- The intolerance of Israeli education / Nurit Peled-Elhanan -- Abraham's Christian children. Religious tolerance / Jimmy Carter -- Religious intolerance and the wounds of God / Nicholas Wolterstorff -- Caring for the 'other' as one of 'us' : religious freedom for all / Ziya Meral -- A minority with the majority opinion / Hanna Siniora -- 'Honor everyone!' Christian faith and the culture of universal respect / Miroslav Volf -- Abraham's Muslim children. God needs no defense / Abdurrahman Wahid -- The middle way / Hedieh Mirahmadi -- Islam as the embodiment of divine mercy and tolerance / M. Fethullah Gülen -- The historical and religious seeds of 'honor' / Rana Husseini -- An Islamic treatise on tolerance / Absolkarim Soroush.

In this vitally important book, fifteen influential practitioners of the Abrahamic religions address religious liberty and tolerance from the perspectives of their own faith traditions. Former president Jimmy Carter, Rabbi Arik Ascherman, Indonesiaʹs first democratically elected president, Abdurrahman Wahid, and the other writers draw on their personal experiences and on the sacred writings that are central in their own religious lives. Rather than relying on "pure reason," as secularists might prefer, the contributors celebrate religious traditions and find within them a way toward mutual peace, uncompromised liberty, and principled tolerance. Offering a counterbalance to incendiary religious leaders who cite Holy Writ to justify intolerance and violence, the contributors reveal how tolerance and respect for believers in other faiths stand at the core of the Abrahamic traditions. -- Publisher description.