Christians, Muslims and Jesus by Mona Siddiqui

Part of Plymouth International Book Festival

Prophet or messiah, the figure of Jesus serves as both the bridge and the barrier between Christianity and Islam. Join the author for a discussion around her accessible and thoughtful book, Christians, Muslims & Jesus, in which Muslim scholar and popular commentator Mona Siddiqui takes her reader on a personal, theological journey exploring the centrality of Jesus in Christian Muslim relations, concluding with Mona’s own reflections on the cross and its possible meaning in her Muslim faith.

Mona Siddiqui joined the University of Edinburgh’s Divinity school in December 2011 as the first Muslim chair in Islamic and Interreligious Studies.  Prior to this she was Professor of Islamic Studies at Glasgow University for 15 years where she directed the Centre for the Study of Islam. Her research areas are primarily in the field of Islamic jurisprudence and Christian-Muslim relations.

“It is in itself a significant work of inter-faith understanding….” – Stuart Kelly, Scotland on Sunday