Judaism Christianity and Islam

Judaism Christianity and Islam: An Introduction to Monotheism shows how a shared monotheistic legacy frames and helps explain the commonalities and disagreements among Judaism Christianity and Islam and their significant denominations in the world today. Taking a thematic approach and covering both historical and contemporary dimensions the authors discuss how contemporary geographic and cultural contexts shape the expression of monotheism in the three religions. It covers differences between religious expressions in Israeli Judaism Latin American Christianity and British Islam. Topics discussed include scripture creation covenant and identity ritual ethics peoplehood and community redemption salvation life after death gender sexuality and marriage. <br/><br/>This introductory text which contains 30 images a map a timeline chapter afterthoughts and critical questions is written by three authors with extensive teaching experience each a specialist in one of the three monotheistic traditions.