🌿 Christian Unity Week: Remembering That the Abrahamic Traditions Are Family

 

One of the quiet truths of Christian Unity Week is that Christianity doesn’t stand alone. It’s part of a much older, wider family — the Abrahamic traditions — that includes Judaism and Islam. Three faiths, three histories, three ways of seeking God… and yet so much shared ground.

We trace our spiritual ancestry to the same stories.
We honor many of the same prophets.
We wrestle with the same questions about justice, mercy, and what it means to live a life that reflects the Holy.

And like any family, we’ve had our share of arguments.

Sometimes the disagreements have been painful. Sometimes they’ve been about identity, power, or fear. But underneath all of that, there’s a deeper truth: we quarrel in part because we’re close. Because we recognize something of ourselves in one another. Because our stories overlap, our scriptures echo each other, and our visions of a just world often align more than we admit.

Christian Unity Week invites us to remember that unity isn’t only an internal Christian project. It’s also an invitation to widen the circle — to see our Jewish and Muslim neighbors not as theological strangers, but as relatives in a sprawling, complicated, beautiful family tree.

What if our shared roots could soften our debates?
What if our common values could guide our conversations?
What if we treated our interfaith tensions the way healthy families do — with honesty, humility, and a commitment to repair?

This week, as Christians pray for unity, I’m holding onto the hope that remembering our family resemblance might help us live with more grace. Not by erasing differences, but by grounding them in relationship.

After all, we’re kin.
And kin can learn to live together.

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Book Description:

Throughout history we have divided ourselves into groupings of "us" and "them". One Family: Indivisible engagingly invites the reader into the deeply spiritual and lifelong journey of the author to find a way to acknowledge our differences without dividing and subdividing ourselves into competing tribes. It is a journey of mountain tops and deep valleys, but it leads to the inclusivity and mutual respect possible with Interfaith. This is a book for seekers of all races, ethnicities, and spiritual paths who search for that elusive goal of a community of love and inclusion that also respects our diversity.

AWARDS

Eric Hoffer Award Category Finalist,

American Book Fest Best Books Award Finalist (religion)

Keywords: interfaith, spiritual journey, common humanity, religious diversity, unity in diversity, Jewish identity, interfaith minister, spiritual exploration, faith and belonging, inclusivity, religious harmony, finding common ground, embracing differences, beyond tribalism, coexistence, personal transformation, respect for all beliefs, universal spirituality, bridging faith traditions, compassion and connection

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