Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. The nature and purpose of the community -- The nature and purpose of the Christian community (the Church) / Gavin D'Costa -- The nature and purpose of the community (Ummah) in the Qur�an / Abdullah Saeed -- Scripture dialogue I : God's people, Israel and the Church : Exodus 19:1-6; 1 Peter 2:9-10; Romans 11:28-32 -- Scripture dialogue II : the Umma and earlier religious communities -- Qur�an 2:120-145; 3:113-115; 5:65-66 -- Scripture dialogue III : the nature and purpose of the Church : Ephesians 4:1-16; Matthew 28:16-20 -- Scripture dialogue IV : the nature and purpose of the Umma : Qur�an 2:143; 3:110; 5:48 -- Part II. Unity and disunity in the life of the community -- Unity and disunity in the life of the community : perspectives on Christian desires for communion and experiences of division (or, the history of the church in half a chapter!) / Lucy Gardner -- Unity and disunity in the life of the Muslim community / Feras Hamza -- Scripture dialogue V : unity and disunity in the Church : John 17:20-24; 1 Corinthians 1:10-17 -- Scripture dialogue VI : unity and disunity in the Umma -- Part III. Continuity and change in the life of the community -- Continuity and change in the life of the community : Muslims' changing attitudes to change / Ahmet Alibasic -- Modern theological approaches to continuity and change in the life of the Church : an overview of modern Christian ecclesiology / Brandon Gallaher -- Scripture dialogue VII: continuity and change in the church : Acts 15:1-29 -- Scripture dialogue VIII : continuity and change in the Umma : Qur�an 2:142-144; Hadith -- Part IV. Reflection -- Conversations in Doha / Lucinda Mosher.

This book presents the proceedings of the twelfth Building Bridges Seminar in Doha, Qatar in 2013, an annual gathering of Christian and Muslim scholars founded by the Archbishop of Canterbury. This volume is organized according to three major sub-themes: The Nature and Purpose of the Community, featuring essays by Gavin D'Costa on the Church and Abdullah Saeed on the Umma (nation or community); Unity and Disunity in the Life of the Community, featuring essays by Lucy Gardner and Feras Hamza; and Continuity and Change in the Life of the Community, feautring essays by Ahmet Alibasic and Brandon Gallaher. The final part of the book is a reflection by Lucinda Mosher on the spirit and tone of the exchanges between Christians and Muslims in Doha.

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