In a departure from traditional Islamic teaching, [Ann Holmes] Redding holds that Jesus was crucified and was resurrected. She argues that the Koran doesn\u2019t explicitly deny that Jesus was crucified but only that the Jews did not crucify him.<\/p>\n
However, Imam Abdul Hameed of the Islamic Center of Rhode Island disputes her reading. The Koran, he says, makes clear that Jesus was not crucified or killed, but was \u201clifted up\u201d\u009d to God.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think she is a little confused. There is no possibility for one to be both a Muslim and a Christian,\u201d\u009d Hameed said. \u201cIf she doesn\u2019t believe that [Jesus] is the son of God, she is not Christian. And she can\u2019t be a Muslim if she believes Jesus died on a cross.\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n
Redding says she prefers to stay away from some of the constructs theologians have built to help decide \u201cwho is in and who is out, who is going to heaven and who is not.\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Trinity is a wonderful way of thinking about God. \u201d\u00a6 But will I reduce God to a formula? No.<\/p>\n