Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1. Who we are. Child of the soil / Imam Shamsi Ali -- Child of a dynasty / Rabbi Marc Schneier -- The struggle within / Imam Shamsi Ali -- The empathetic imagination / Rabbi Marc Schneier -- From suspicion to trust / Imam Shamsi Ali -- Growth and evolution / Rabbi Marc Schneier -- Part 2. What we believe. The chosen people / Rabbi Marc Schneier -- Kheir Ummah / Imam Shamsi Ali -- Amalek, the dangers of literalism, and the role of oral tradition / Rabbi Marc Schneier -- War and jihad / Imam Shamsi Ali -- Love thy neighbor or love the stranger? / Rabbi Marc Schneier -- Understanding Shari'a / Imam Shamsi Ali -- Part 3. Our shared future. What Israel means to Jews / Rabbi Marc Schneier -- Anti-Semitism / Imam Shamsi Ali -- Why Jews should care about Islamophobia / Rabbi Marc Schneier -- Palestine / Imam Shamsi Ali -- Standing up against Holocaust denial / Rabbi Marc Schneier -- At home in America / Imam Shamsi Ali.

"A prominent rabbi and imam, each raised in orthodoxy, overcome the temptations of bigotry and work to bridge the chasm between Muslims and Jews. Sons of Abraham relates the unlikely friendship between the orthodox Rabbi Marc Schneier and Imam Shamsi Ali. Despite the anti-Muslim and anti-Semitic prejudices they were exposed to in their youth, these two men forged a lasting friendship in the tumultuous decade following the attacks of 9/11. Here they share their vision of how Jews and Muslims can work to find common ground. To that end, they analyze some of the religious texts that divide--but can also unite--Jews and Muslims, and address the pressing issues of the day, such as why Jews should be concerned about Islamophobia and why Muslims should care about anti-Semitism. In a time when Jews and Muslims are viewed as incorrigible enemies, Sons of Abraham is an example of a genuine alliance that gives readers a cause for hope"--