Without question, inter-religious relations are crucial in the contemporary age. While most dialogue works on past and contemporary matters, this volume takes on the relations among the Abrahamic religions and looks forward, toward the possibility of real and lasting dialogue. The book centers upon inter-faith issues. It identifies problems that stand in the way of fostering healthy dialogues both within particular religious traditions and between faiths. The volume's contributors strive for a realization of already existing common ground between religions. They engagingly explore how inter-religious dialogue can be re-energized for a new century.

'This is a book on inter-religious relations with a difference: it is substantial, thoughtful, and innovative. An excellent set of essays which are well worth reading.' - Ian S. Markham, Dean and President of Virginia Theological Seminary and Professor of Theology and Ethics, USA

Autorentext
Craig A. Phillips, Georgetown University, USA. Richard Penaskovic, Auburn University, USA. Sandra Mazzolini, Pontifical Urbaniana University, Italy. Leo D. Lefebure, Georgetown University, USA. Michael Barnes, SJ, Georgetown University, USA. Susie Paulik Babka, University of San Diego, USA. Peter Admirand, Mater Dei Institute, Ireland. Joseph Palmisiano, SJ, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. Aaron Gross, University of San Diego, USA. Bahar Davary, University of San Diego, USA. Minlib Dallh, Loyola University, New Orleans, USA. Lyn Holness, University of Cape Town, South Africa. Richard S. Park, ApologeticsUK.com, UK. Patricia Madigan, New South Wales Ecumenical Council (Sydney), Australia. Stan Chu Ilo, University of Toronto, Canada. Nora Kofognotera Nonterah, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium. Pascal D. Bazzell, Koinonia Theological Seminary, Philippines. Roberto Catalano, Focolare Movement, Italy.

Zusammenfassung
While most dialogue works on past and contemporary matters, this volume takes on the relations among the Abrahamic religions and looks forward, toward the possibility of real and lasting dialogue. It identifies problems that stand in the way of fostering healthy dialogues both within particular religious traditions and between faiths.

Inhalt

PART I: METHOD AND INTERFAITH DIALOGUE

1. Interreligious Dialogue by Non-Christians: From the Other Side of the Divide; Peter Phan
2. Cultural-Linguistic Resources for Inter-religious and Ecumenical Dialogue; Craig A. Phillips
3. Interreligious Dialogue in a Polarized World; Richard Penaskovic
4. Extra Ecclesiam Nulla Salus? What Has the Catholic Church Learned about Interfaith Dialogue since Vatican II?; Sandra Mazzolini
5. Hostility and Friendship: Christian Interpretations of the Scriptures in Relation to Other Religions; Leo D. Lefebure
6. Reading Other Religious Texts - Guidance from Vatican II's Dei Verbum; Michael Barnes
7. Emptiness and Otherness: Negative Theology and the Language of Compassion; Susie Paulik Babka
   PART II: JEWISH-CHRISTIAN DIALOGUE IN THE 21ST CENTURY
8. Landmines and Vegetables: The Hope and Perils of Recent Jewish Critiques of Christianity; Peter Admirand
9. Interreligious Dialogue as Depth and Frontier: Abraham Joshua Heschel's Depth Theology and The Thirty-Fifth General Congregation of the Society of Jesus.; Joseph Palmisiano, S.J.
10. Ethical Praxis as a Basis for Jewish-Christian Dialogue; Aaron Gross
    PART III: MUSLIM-CHRISTIAN DIALOGUE IN THE 21ST CENTURY
11. Beyond 'A Common Word Between Us, and You'; Bahar Davary
12. The Dominican Friar, Serge de Beaurecueil's Praxis Mystica and Muslim-Christian Encounter; Minlib Dallh
13. Maria Pontifex: The Virgin Mary as a Bridge-builder in Christian-Muslim Dialogue; Lyn Holness
14. Islamic and Christian Conceptions of Civil Society: Civility and the 'Human Good'; Richard S. Park
15. Ethics in a Multifaith Society: Christians and Muslims in Dialogue; Patricia Madigan
    PART IV: CONTEXT AND INTERFAITH DIALOGUE
16. Cross-Currents in African Christianity: Lessons for Inter-Cultural Hermeneutics of Friendship and Participation; Stan Chu Ilo
17. The Challenges Of Inter-Faith Relations In Ghana: A Case Study Of Its Implications For Peace-Building In Northern Ghana; Nora Kofognoterah Nonterah
18. An Inter-Faith Filipino Homeless Community's Encounter with the Syrophoenician Woman: A Contextual and Interdisciplinary Reading of Mk 7:24-30; Pascal D. Bazzell
19. Living in a Pluralistic Reality - the Indian-Asian Experience; Roberto Catalano