The connected veneration of a single god in Judaism, Christianity and Islam is guided through across the intertwined histories of these religions around this shared idea.

Charles L. Cohen is E. Gordon Fox Professor of American Institutions, emeritus, at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He served as the founding director of the university's Lubar Institute for the Study of the Abrahamic Religions. His scholarship has included work on Puritanism, Mormonism, and various aspects of interreligious relationships. He sits on the Religious Practices Advisory Committee, Department of Corrections, State of Wisconsin.

• List of illustrations


• Acknowledgments


• Preface


• 1. The Jewish matrix (1200 BCE-70CE)


• 2. Jews, gentiles, and Christians (200 BCE-200 CE)


• 3. Constructing Judaism and Christianity (70 CE-1054 CE)


• 4. Islam: religion, politics, and the state (600-1258)


• 5. Medieval interactions (700-1500)


• 6. Reform and Enlightenment (1500-1900)


• 7. Modern encounters (1900-2010)


• Epilogue: Abrahamic Identities


• References


• Further Reading


• Index