The Shalom Center - B'RESHIT/ GENESIS

New Book: "The Tent of Abraham: Stories of Hope & Peace for Jews, Christians, and Muslims"

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:20:27 -0500

Dear Friends,

In 2004, as religious animosities worsened around the globe, I joined with Sister Joan Chittister, a world-renowned Benedictine nun, and Murshid Saadi Shakur Chisti (Neil Douglas-Klotz), a Muslim Sufi who has written a remarkable series of books on Aramaic, Gnostic, and Sufi spirituality --

-- to write a book called THE TENT OF ABRAHAM: STORIES OF HOPE AND PEACE FOR JEWS, CHRISTIANS, & MUSLIMS.

We sent the manuscript to Karen Armstrong. She was so excited by the book that she wrote a Preface for it.

It was (June 2006) published by Beacon Press and won an enthusiastic "Starred Review" from the Library Journal. That review and others are below.

Review of "The Tent of Abraham" book (Claire Gorfinkel)

Sat, 03 Jun 2006 15:57:06 -0400

The Tent of Abraham: Stories of Hope and Peace for Jews, Christians and Muslims (Beacon Press, 2006). By Joan Chittister, OSB; Murshid Saadi Shakur Chisti; & Rabbi Arthur Waskow. Foreword by Karen Armstrong. *

Reviewed by Claire Gorfinkel *

For some time now, I have longed for a study group that would consider common themes in Jewish, Muslim and Christian texts. But as is so often the case, in my longing I have created a set of expectations that are virtually impossible to fulfill.

I wanted a group with both men and women, Jews, Christians and Muslims who were well grounded in their faith traditions, who would meet for disciplined study over a substantial amount of time, and who would engage issues of both faith and politics, God and the Middle East conflict.

Elder/younger sibling theme in Genesis

Sat, 08 Sep 2001 21:46:40 -0400

Rabbi Arthur Waskow

ELDER/YOUNGER SIBLING THEME IN TORAH
My understanding of the elder/younger sibling theme in Torah is this (see my book *Godwrestling -- Round 2* for more details):
In "normal" history, first-borns have an advanta

God & Caesar: The Image on the Coin

Sat, 08 Sep 2001 21:46:40 -0400

Rabbi Arthur Waskow, 10/6/2004

Dear folks,

This Shabbat, the regular order of Torah reading in Jewish tradition is the beginning of the world the first several chapters of Genesis. In the first chapter, the Torah teaches that God made Adam the huma