Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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978-0-7425-6603-3 • Paperback • November 2008 • $19.95 • (£14.99)
978-0-7425-6604-0 • eBook • October 2008 • $18.95 • (£14.99)
Paul-Gordon Chandler is the Bishop of the Episcopal Church in Wyoming. He grew up in Senegal, West Africa, and has lived and worked extensively around the world in senior leadership roles within faith-based publishing, the arts, ecumenical relief and development, and The Episcopal Church. An author, art curator, social entrepreneur and an authority on the Middle East and Africa, he is passionate about using the arts to further our global quest for a more harmonious future, both with each other and with the earth. He can be reached at: www.paulgordonchandler.com.
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2
Chapter 1 — Pilgrim of Allah: Devotion to Christ within the Line of Muhammad
Chapter 3 Pilgrimage to Faith
Chapter 4 Journeying Among Muslims
Chapter 5 Discovering Home
Chapter 6
Chapter 2 — Bridging Two Worlds
Chapter 7 Salaam on Islam
Chapter 8 Muslim Disciple of Christ
Chapter 9
Chapter 3 — New Directions for the Journey
Chapter 10 Resurrecting the Eastern Christ: Embracing the Semitic Face of Jesus
Chapter 11 Opening a Middle Eastern Book: Returning the Christian Scriptures to their Middle Eastern Origin
Chapter 12 Once Upon a Time: Telling Eastern STories of Faith to Muslim Audiences
Chapter 13 Questions to a Muslim Christian Pilgrim: An Interview with Mazhar Mallouhi
Chapter 14 Appendix: List of Mazhar Mallouhi's works
Events of recent years have exacerbated mutual suspicion, fear, and misunderstanding between Christians and Muslims. Yet Jesus Christ set in motion a unity that knows no boundaries; he broke all barriers. We must think beyond the present walls of the church to move forward. The issues dealt with in this timely book demonstrate God's divine embrace, providing a bridge in the gap....
— Archbishop Emeritus Desmond M. Tutu
Following Christ within Islam? As Paul-Gordon Chandler shows, the idea is neither absurd nor impossible. In his timely, refreshing and often surprising book, Chandler seeks to break down the seemingly enormous barriers that divide Christians from Muslims,and in the process offers a potent manifesto for waging peace on Islam. I hope the book finds a very wide readership....
— Philip Jenkins, Distinguished Professor of History and Co-Director, Program on Historical Studies of Religion, Baylor University, Distinguished Professor of History and Co-Director, Program on Historical Studies of Religion, Baylor University
That Christians and Muslims don't understand one another is an understatement. Paul-Gordon Chandler knows both groups in detail and first hand. He pushes the rubble of stereotypes to the sidelines and in the cleared space tells the story of the novelist Mazhar Mallouhi, well-known in the Arab world. Incredibly, understanding emerges. This book couldn't be more timely....
— Eugene Peterson
I consider this an important book. What a life Mazhar Mallouhi has lived! He stands in an almost singular position as a bridge between two worlds which, alas, seem to be separated by an ever-increasing divide.....
— Philip Yancey
An important and exciting introduction to Mazhar Mallouhi's life and teachings. I commend this book to all who wish to understand Islam.....
— Lord Carey
Mazhar Mallouhi is a unique example of courage and a determined witness for truth. His life is among those of the first followers of Christ who risked their lives for him and for the salvation of their people. What Paul-Gordon Chandler has done with the writing of this book is a strong and inspirational act of faith. They are birds of the same feather and they fly together.
— Archbishop Elias Chacour, Melkite Catholic Palestinian Archbishop of Galilee and the Holy Land; Nobel Peace Prize nominee; author
Pilgrims of Christ on the Muslim Road, by Paul-Gordon Chandler, is a missiological biography that presents Mazhar as an example of a positive way for a follower of Christ from a Muslim background to live a life of witness in the Arab world. Not only is it a ‘must read' . . . but I believe it is also a ‘must discuss' book.
— Seedbed