Book
The Star & the Crescent
Spirituality and Comparative ReligionAvailable now
By Prof. Eric Chamchoum, PhD
Details verified 2026-08-23
What is The Star & the Crescent about?
The Star & the Crescent examines the shared Abrahamic ancestry of Jews and Muslims, and how faith, identity and historical memory have produced both coexistence and conflict.
Overview
The book traces a common ancestry through Abraham and follows how two traditions built distinct religious identities from it.
It reads history and memory together, asking why the same inheritance has produced periods of coexistence and periods of conflict.
Themes
- Shared ancestry
- Identity
- Historical memory
Questions this book addresses
- What do Judaism and Islam share through Abraham?
- How does religious memory shape conflict and coexistence?
People, places, periods and texts
- Abraham
Publication details
- Author
- Prof. Eric Chamchoum, PhD
- Language
- English
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