Joan Chittister, OSB,is a best-selling writer and lecturer. She
lives in Erie, Pennsylvania.
ContributorMurshid Saadi Shakur Chishti (Dr Neil Douglas-Klotz)has
a website atwww.abwoon.com, for the Abwoon Study Circle. This site
focuses on his research, study and publication in the areas of
Middle Eastern mysticism and peacemaking. "Abwoon" is an Aramaic
word for the power of the Universe to give birth to new life every
instant. His institutional website is the Edinburgh Institute for
Advanced Learning (www.eial.org).
Rabbi Arthur Waskowis the director of The Shalom Center in
Philadelphia and author of numerous books, includingSeasons of Our
JoyandDown-to-Earth Judaism.
The Palestinian/Israeli conflict has elicited many books exhorting
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"The stories of our common ancestors told in this book with such
creative imagination inspire all of us to build community across
the walls that normally divide us." —Bob Edgar, general secretary,
National Council of Churches
"This book will open your eyes to the possibilities for
collaborative work between our traditions and is a must-read for
those doing interfaith peacework." —Tikkun
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