{"product_id":"9781441196590","title":"Fear and Friendship: Anglicans Engaging with Islam","description":"Many encounters between people of different religions are marked by an initial sense of incompetence, ignorance and fear-- of getting it wrong, of causing offence, of ulterior motives. Such fears are here explored honestly, in stories of actual situations and relationships - often unexpected, sometimes funny, invariably profound.Friendship is presented as a public rather than merely a private phenomenon, enabling relations of trust and depth to develop and leading to the possibility of authentic talk and reciprocity of respect and courtesy. It emerges as a risky venture in learning how to be human, involving honest negotiation, self-sacrifice and a seeking after the truth. It can enable people to address the fears that so often prohibit inter-religious encounters from deepening beyond the superficial. A strong underlying theme is how the Church of England can contribute to social cohesion in a religiously pluralistic society, even if local clergy and congregations at first feel untrained or wary.","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47154350096624,"sku":"9781441196590","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781441196590_p0.jpg?v=1763792759","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781441196590","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}