{"product_id":"the-words-and-will-of-god-volume-ii-monotheists-jews-christians-and-muslims-in-conflict-and-competition-fe-peters-2","title":"The Words and Will of God  Volume II (Monotheists: Jews  Christians  and Muslims in conflict and competition \/ F.E. Peters  2)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe worlds three great monotheistic religions have spent most of their historical careers in conflict or competition with each other. And yet in fact they sprung from the same spiritual roots and have been nurtured in the same historical soil. This book--an extraordinarily comprehensive and approachable comparative introduction to these religions--seeks not so much to demonstrate the truth of this thesis as to illustrate it. Frank Peters  one of the worlds foremost experts on the monotheistic faiths  takes Judaism  Christianity  and Islam  and after briefly tracing the roots of each  places them side by side to show both their similarities and their differences.  Volume I  The Peoples of God  tells the story of the foundation and formation of the three monotheistic communities  of their visible  historical presence. Volume II  The Words and Will of God  is devoted to their inner life  the spirit that animates and regulates them.  Peters takes us to where these religions live: their scriptures  laws  institutions  and intentions; how each seeks to worship God and achieve salvation; and how they deal with their own (orthodox and heterodox) and with others (the goyim  the pagans  the infidels). Throughout  he measures--but never judges--one religion against the other. The prose is supple  the method rigorous. This is a remarkably cohesive  informative  and accessible narrative reflecting a lifetime of study by a single recognized authority in all three fields.  The Monotheists is a magisterial comparison  for students and general readers as well as scholars  of the parties to one of the most troubling issues of today--the fierce  sometimes productive and often destructive  competition among the worlds monotheists  the siblings called Jews  Christians  and Muslims.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44964719198261,"sku":"ByrdShop_0691114617","price":27.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780691114613.jpg?v=1770476706","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-words-and-will-of-god-volume-ii-monotheists-jews-christians-and-muslims-in-conflict-and-competition-fe-peters-2","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}