Interreligious Dialogue

An Anthology of Voices Bridging Cultural and Religious Divides

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“In Interreligious Dialogue, Christoffer Grundmann has assembled a truly extraordinary collection of writings on interreligious dialogue by some of its most important and respected thinkers and practitioners. The introduction speaks of these as “remarkable essays.” This is an understatement. What a wonderful text for college students and theology students, as well!”

Stephen Bevans, SVD
Catholic Theological Union, Chicago

About This Book

Overview

In our globalized world, two common options for dealing with distinct cultures, religions, and mores are to isolate ourselves from the diversity around us or to become capable of intercultural cooperation and interreligious understanding.

In Interreligious Dialogue: An Anthology of Voices Bridging Cultural and Religious Divides, editor Christoffer Hinrich Grundmann collects crucial essays on interreligious dialogue and places them side by side, effectively making Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Hindu, and Buddhist thinkers widely accessible. With concern for the practical, this anthology provides firsthand accounts of how interreligious dialogue works and looks. Grundmann offers short, contextual introductions for each new author, as well as a list of related internet resources at the conclusion of each article in order to facilitate the kind of deep learning required in this highly globalized world.

Details

Weight 0.9 lbs
Dimensions 6 × 1.5 × 9 in
Format

Softcover

Print ISBN

978-1-59982-676-9

Pages

210

Item # 7067

Customer Reviews

“In Interreligious Dialogue, Christoffer Grundmann has assembled a truly extraordinary collection of writings on interreligious dialogue by some of its most important and respected thinkers and practitioners. The introduction speaks of these as “remarkable essays.” This is an understatement. What a wonderful text for college students and theology students, as well!”

Stephen Bevans, SVD
Catholic Theological Union, Chicago

About the Author

Christoffer Hinrich Grundmann, editor

Christoffer H. Grundmann is John R. Eckrich University professor of religion and the healing arts, Valaparaiso University, Valaparaiso, IN. He has earned two doctorates in theology from the University of Hamburg, Germany.

Table of Contents

Contents

Editor’s Preface

Introduction: Interreligious Dialogue and Peace
in the Age of Globalization

PART I
INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE: WHY DOES IT MATTER?

1. Interreligious Dialogue: What? Why? How?

2. The Dignity of Difference: Avoiding the Clash
of Civilizations

3. Doing Dialogue Interreligiously

4. Christians and People of Other Faiths

5. Inter-religious Living in an Age of Globalization:
Religion in the Third Millennium

6. Apologies to an Unbeliever

PART II
INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE: THE VIEW OF DIFFERENT TRADITIONS

7. The Importance of Interfaith Dialogue: A Buddhist Perspective

8. We and You: Let us Meet in God’s Love

9. Hindu-Christian Dialogue: A Hindu Perspective

10. Spirituality of Hinduism and Christianity

11. Dialogue of Life: Celebrating our Commonalities, Understanding our Differences

PART III

INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE: SOME PRACTICAL SAMPLES12. A Buddhist Monk as a Member of a Christian Mission College13. Youth in Interfaith Dialogue: Intercultural Understanding and its Implications on Education in the Philippines

14. Sacred Book Club: Reading Scripture Across Interfaith Lines

Epilogue: How to Get Moving?Appendix: Internet Resources

Index

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