186 God and humankind are
in cosmic exile
Mysticism and the kabbalah
188 The holy spark dwells
in everyone
Man as a manifestation
of God
189 Judaism is a religion, not
a nationality
Faith and the state
190 Draw from the past, live
in the present, work for
the future
Progressive Judaism
196 If you will it, it is
no dream
The origins of modern
political Zionism
198 Where was God during
the Holocaust?
A challenge to the covenant
199 Women can be rabbis
Gender and the covenant
CHRISTIANITY
FROM 1ST CENTURY CE204 Jesus is the beginning of
the end
Jesus’s message to the world208 God has sent us his Son
Jesus’s divine identity209 The blood of the
martyrs is the seed
of the Church
Dying for the message210 The body may die but the
soul will live on
Immortality in Christianity212 God is three and God
is one
A divine trinity220 God’s grace never fails
Augustine and free will222 In the world, but not of
the world
Serving God on behalf
of others224 There is no salvation
outside the Church
Entering into the faith228 This is my body, this
is my blood
The mystery of the Eucharist230 God’s word needs no
go-betweens
The Protestant Reformation238 God is hidden in the heart
Mystical experience
in Christianity239 The body needs saving
as well as the soul
Social holiness and
evangelicalism240 Scientific advances do not
disprove the Bible
The challenge of modernity246 We can influence God
Why prayer worksISLAM
FROM 610 CE252 Muhammad is God’s
final messenger
The Prophet and the origins
of Islam254 The Qur’an was sent
down from heaven
God reveals his word and
his will262 The Five Pillars of Islam
The central professions
of faith270 The imam is God’s
chosen leader
The emergence of
Shi‘a Islam