Resource books (Suggestions welcome) 10/2009

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*Battle for God Karen Armstrong

*Encountering God: A Spiritual Journey from Bozeman to Banaras – Diana L. Eck

*Exclusion and Embrace: A Theological Exploration of Identity, Otherness, and Reconciliation by Miroslav Volf (Abingdon)

*How to be a Perfect Stranger; the Etiquette Handbook, by Stuart Mtalins and Arthur Magida.

*Interactive Faith: The Essential Interreligious Community Building Handbook, edit by bud Heckman

*Journey into Islam: The Crisis of Globalization - Akbar S. Ahmed Brookings Institution Press 2007

*New Religious America; How a Christian Country has become the world's most religious diverse nation by Diana Eck.

*Relating to People of Other Religions: What every Christian needs to Know by M. Thomas Thangaraj

*The Concept of God in Global Dialogue, editors – Werner G Jeanrond & Aasulv Lande,

*The World’s Religions: The Great Wisdom Traditions  - Huston Smith

A Calling of Shalom, The Calling of Christians and Jews by a Covenanting God Philip A Cunningham, 2001 Paulist Press

A Chaplain’s Companion Judith C. Joseph

A Dialogue of Civilizations: Gulen’s Islamic ideals and Humanistic Discourse – B. Jill Carroll

A History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam – Karen Armstrong

Abraham;  Bruce Feiler

Acts of Faith: The Story of an American Muslim, the Struggle for the Soul of a Generation by Eboo Patel

All Kinds of Beliefs, Emma Damon, Tango Books, 2000 Sadie Fields Productions

All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror by Stephen Kinzer, John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, NJ 2003

All…One, That All May Be One, A Handbook for Ecumenical and Interfaith Worship, Monterey Diocese, Calif.

An Orbis Series – Faith Meets Faith 2005

Between Two Worlds Escape from Tyranny: Growing Up in the Shadow of Saddam by Zainab Salbi

Christianity Look East, Peter Feldmeier, Pulist Press, 2006

Confessing Out Faith together: A study and discussion Guide UM and ELCA online at

Crescent & Star: Turkey Between Two Worlds - Stephen Kinzer 2001

Deep Religious Pluralism, edited by David Ray Griffin, 2005, Westminster John Knox Press

Deepening Faith Through Interreligious Engagement, An Introductory Seminar for Faith Communities Desiring to Explore Interreligious Engagement, Maria Hornung, MMS, Interfaith Center of Greater Philadelphia

Do We Worship the Same God: Comparing the Bible and the Qur’an – George Dardess

Ecumenical Dialogue, Angelo Maffeis 2005, Unitis Books pub. By Liturgical Press, Collegeville, Minn.

Ed.- Jack W. Lundin-Welcomed by the United Religious Initiative (URI) & Parliament of the World’s Religions

*Following Muhammad: Rethinking Islam in the Contemporary World by Carl Ernst.

From Debate to Dialogue: Using the Understanding Process to Transform Our Conversations Deborah Flick

God and the Gift, An Ecumenical Theology of Giving, Riso Sarrinen, 2005 Unitis Books pub. By Liturgical Press, Collegeville, Minn.

Heart of the Temple by Joan Chittister

How the Children Became Stars, Aaron Zerah , 2000 Sorin Books

Imperial Hubris: Why the West is Losing the War on Terror by Michael Scheuer anonymous

Islam, Faith and History Mohmoud M. Ayoub

Islamic Imperialism by Efraim Karsh (Yale University Press). (distributed by IRD)

Jerusalem: One City, Three Faiths - Karen Armstrong

**Journey into Islam: The Crisis of Globalization by Akbar Ahmed

Keepers of the Earth, Native American Stories and Environmental Activities for Children, Michael J. Cadyto and Joseph Bruchac, Fulcrum Publishing 1997

Middle Church, Rev. Bob Edgar, General Secretary of the National Council of Churches

Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources – Martin Lings

No Other Name by Paul F. Knitter

One With God, Veli-Matti Karkkainen, 2004, Unitis Books pub. By Liturgical Press, Collegeville, Minn.

One World, Many Voices, An Interfaith Song Book, 2002 by Interfaith Center at the Presidio, San Francisco, Ca.,

OSB, Murshid Saadi Shakur Chisti, and Rabbi Arthur Waskow, Beacon Press

Our Religions: The Seven World Religions Introduced  Edit Arvind Sharma

Palestine, Peace Not Apartheid, Jimmy Carter, Simon & Schuster

Progressive Muslims: On Justice, Gender, and Pluralism – Edit Omid Safi

Qur’an Liberation & Pluralism: An Islamic Perspective of Interreligious Solidarity Against Oppression – Farid Esack

Shared Wisdom, Growing Grassroots Interfaith Relationships , Paul Chaffee, Interfaith Center at the Presidio, San Francisco, CA. 2004

Speaking the Truth, and Risks of Faith, by James Cone

The Dignity of Difference: How To Avoid the Clash of Civilizations – Jonathan Sacks

The Ecumenical Implementations of the Discussion of "The Global Nature of the U M Church" GCCUIC

The Festival Year  Calendar http://www.festivalshop.co.uk/ Excellent poster display chart

The Misunderstood Jew by Amy Jill Levine


The Post-American World - Fareed Zakaria  

The Rapture Exposed by Barbara Rossing

The Review of Faith and International Affairs - (Council on Faith and International Affairs ) Islam and Pluralism - and - A Common Word

The Tent of Abraham, Stories of Hope and Peace for Jews, Christians, and Muslims, Joan Chittister,

The Thin Book of Appreciative Inquiry - Sue Annis Hammond

*Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace - Greg Mortenson

*Turkish Islam and the Secular State: The Gulen Movement – Edit M. Hakan Yavuz & John Esposito

Turning to One Another, Simple Conversations to Restore Hope to the Future - Margaret Wheatley

*Western Muslims and the Future of Islam – by Tariq Ramadan

What do Other Faiths Believe: A study of world Religions – Paul Stroble

What Went Wrong? Western Impact and Middle Eastern Response – Bernard Lewis

When Faiths Collide  - Martin Marty

Where God Was Born: A Journey by Land to the Roots of Religion - Bruce Feiler

**Who Speaks For Islam?: What a Billion Muslims Really Think by John L. Esposito ,Dalia Mogahed Gallup Press 2008

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Also, read original texts of all faiths 


SEE http://www.wright-house.com/religions/  online texts for all religions. <>e.g. Qur'an, Bhagavad-gita , Dhammapada,  Tanach, Bible,  others.


 Also, there are novels that share the story of  dislocation (spacial and cultural), help westerners be a fly on the wall, and combat stereotypes.
The Yacoubian Building by Alaa el-Aswany
Birds Without Wings
by Louis de Bernieres - set in Turkey
Palace Walk and other books set in Cairo  by  Naguib Mahfouz -
Reading Lolita in Tehran - Azar Nafisi
Namesake - Jhumpa Lahiri


Also, check out non-traditional media sources
www.SoundVision.com. created by Radio Islam 
http://www.linktv.org/mosaic Link TV news from Middle East
http://www.haaretz.com/ Israeli newspaper