What follows is a selected bibliography of resources that you may want to consider on your journey in learning about various faiths. Many of these have been used in gathering information contained herein, while others are extensions of various discussions here.
To the best of our ability, the information that is published on this site has been vetted and the resources used are authentic and considered to be reputable. Although this “Interfaith Exchange” site is dynamic and wide in content, great care has been taken in including resources here.
We note that there is not just a multiplicity of faith traditions but a wide continuum of views and ideas within each of these. No one text, video, or source represents an entire swath of people, but rather the opinions and ideas expressed by the speakers, writers or members of our team as indicated by the speaker/s.
When appropriate, our initials will be indicated as follows:
- IMAS -Imam Mekeye Abdus Salaam
- SSE – Dr. Saundra Sterling Epstein
- SAN – Sheikh Aziz Nathoo
- BCMH– Bishop Charles Matthew Hudson
Some of these resources used for this site and suggested for your own enrichment are listed below:
General Resources:
- “Geography of Religions” by: National Geographic
- “Encyclopedia Britannica“
- “PBS/Educational Programming”
- www.amazon.com/Introduction-Islam-Jews-Reuven-Firestone/dp/0827608640
- www.amazon.com/Children-Abraham-Christianity-Princeton-Classics/dp/0691181039
- www.amazon.com/Children-Abraham-Introduction-Islam-Jews/dp/0881257249
- www.veryshortintroductions.com/view/10.1093/actrade/9780190654344.001.0001/actrade-9780190654344
- www.oxfordhandbooks.com/view/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199697762.001.0001/oxfordhb-9780199697762
- www.amazon.com/Worlds-Religions-Huston-Smith/dp/487187222X
Islam:
- “The Oxford History of Islam” by: Oxford University Press
- “Illuminating Discourses on The Noble Qur’an” by: Mufti Muhammad Aashiq Illahi Muhajir Madani
- “Tafsir Al-Uthmani” by: Allama Shabbir Ahmad Usmani
- “Islamic Jurisprudence According to the Four Sunni Schools” by: ‘Abdur Rahman al-Jaziri
- “Difference of Opinion in Fiqh” by: Shah Wali Allah al-Dihlawi
- “Taleem al-Haqq” by: Shabbir Ahmed E. Desai www.scribd.com/document/48121838/Taleem-al-Haqq-English
- “Taleem ud-Deen” by: Mufti Afzal Hoosen Elias
- “Dictionary of The Holy Qur’an” by: ‘Abdul Mannan ‘Omar
- “The Encyclopaedic Index of The Qur’an” by: Syed M. Osama
Christianity:
- “Wycliffe Bible Dictionary” by: Hendricks Publishers·
- The New Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of The Bible (Based on the King James Version of the Bible, originally published in 1890)
- “The Bible”
- Alter, Robert, Genesis: Translation and Commentary (USA: W.W. Norton and co., 1997)
- Throckmorton, Burton H. Jr., Gospel Parallels: A Comparison of the Synoptic Gospels (United States: Harper Collins Publishing, 1949)
Judaism:
- Scherman, Rabbi Nosson, edit., The Stone Edition: The Tanach (New York: Mesorah Publications, Third Impression, 2000)
- The Jewish Publication Society, Tanach – The Holy Scriptures (Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society, 1985)
- Encyclopedia Judaica (Jerusalem: Keter Publishing House, 1974)
- Schottenstein Edition of the Babylonian Talmud (New York: Mesorah Publications, Ltd., 1983 ff.)
- Brown, F., Driver, S., and Briggs, C., The Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon (England: Clarendon Press, 1973
- https://www.sefaria.org/texts A website to find Jewish classical texts either by referencing chapter and verse or topically.
- https://www.mechon-mamre.org A website to find all texts from Jewish Torah-Prophets- Writings, TANACH, and Rambam’s Mishneh Torah
Other Faith Traditions:
Learning About Each Other:
- Cahill, Thomas, The Gifts of the Jews: How A Group of Nomads Changed the Way Everyone Thinks and Feels. (United States: Random Penguin House, 1999).