This comprehensive volume brings together a distinguished editorial team, including some of the field’s pioneers, to explore the aims, practice, and historical context of interfaith collaboration. Explores in full the background, history, objectives, and discourse between the leaders and practitioners of the world’s major religions Examines relations between religions from around the world, moving well beyond the common focus on Christianity, to also cover over 12 major religions Features a wealth of case studies on contemporary interreligious dialogue Charts a long–term shift away from a competitive rivalry between belief systems, and a change in focus towards the more respectful, cooperative approach reflected in institutions such as the World Council of Churches Includes up–to–date commentary on the growing dialogue of recent years, written by some of the leading figures working in the field of interfaith discourse INDICE: Notes on Contributors ix Introduction xii Part I Focal Topics 1 1 The History of Inter–Religious Dialogue 3 Leonard Swidler 2 Conditions for Inter–Religious Dialogue 20 Catherine Cornille 3 Monastic Inter–Religious Dialogue 34 Pierre–François de Béthune, OSB 4 Comparative Theology and Inter–Religious Dialogue 51 Francis X. Clooney, SJ 5 Scriptural Reasoning as Inter–Religious Dialogue 64 Marianne Moyaert 6 Inter–Religious Worship 87 Michael Amaladoss, SJ 7 Art and Inter–Religious Dialogue 99 Mary Anderson 8 Inter–Religious Dialogue and Interstitial Theology 117 Tinu Ruparell 9 Inter–Religious Dialogue and Social Action 133 Paul F. Knitter 10 Inter–Religious Dialogue and Peacebuilding 149 S. Ayse Kadayifci–Orellana 11 Women in Inter–Religious Dialogue 168 Jeannine Hill Fletcher Part II Case Studies 185 12 Buddhist–Hindu Dialogue 187 David Peter Lawrence 13 Jewish–Christian Dialogue 205 Yaakov Ariel 14 Jewish–Muslim Dialogue 224 Reuven Firestone 15 Christian–Muslim Dialogue 244 Daniel Madigan, SJ 16 Shinto–Buddhist Dialogue 261 Aasulv Lande 17 Muslim–Hindu Dialogue 279 Anna Bigelow 18 Christian–Confucian Dialogue 296 John Berthrong 19 Dialogue between Islam and African Religions 311 John Azumah 20 Hindu–Christian Dialogue 325 Anantanand Rambachan 21 Native American Spirituality and Christianity 346 Achiel Peelman 22 Islam and Buddhism 360 Imtiyaz Yusuf 23 Christian–Buddhist Dialogue 376 Paul O. Ingram 24 Buddhist–Jewish Relations 394 Nathan Katz 25 Hindu–Jewish Encounters 410 Barbara A. Holdrege 26 The Implicit Dialogue of Confucian Muslims 438 William Chittick and Sachiko Murata 27 A Confucian–Jewish Dialogue 450 Galia Patt–Shamir and Ping Zhang 28 The Mormon–Evangelical Dialogue 468 Robert L. Millet Index 479
- ISBN: 978-0-470-65520-7
- Editorial: Wiley–Blackwell
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 507
- Fecha Publicación: 10/05/2013
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés