The Wiley-Blackwell companion to inter-religious dialogue / edited by Catherine Cornille.

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The history of inter-religious dialogue / Leonard Swidler -- Conditions for inter-religious dialogue / Catherine Cornille -- Monastic inter-religious dialogue / Pierre-François de Béthune, OSB -- Comparative theology and inter-religious dialogue / Francis X. Clooney, SJ -- Scriptural reasoning as inter-religious dialogue / Marianne Moyaert -- Inter-religious worship / Michael Amaladoss, SJ -- Art and inter-religious dialogue / Mary Anderson -- Inter-religious dialogue and interstitial theology / Tinu Ruparell -- Inter-religious dialogue and social action / Paul F. Knitter -- Inter-religious dialogue and peacebuilding / S. Ayse Kadayifci-Orellana -- Women in inter-religious dialogue / Jeannine Hill Fletcher -- Buddhist-Hindu dialogue / David Peter Lawrence -- Jewish-Christian dialogue / Yaakov Ariel -- Jewish-Muslim dialogue / Reuven Firestone -- Christian-Muslim dialogue / Daniel Madigan, SJ -- Shinto-Buddhist dialogue / Aasulv Lande -- Muslim-Hindu dialogue / Anna Bigelow -- Christian-Confucian dialogue / John Berthrong -- Dialogue between Islam and African religions / John Azumah -- Hindu-Christian dialogue / Anantanand Rambachan -- Native American spirituality and Christianity / Achiel Peelman -- Islam and Buddhism / Imtiyaz Yusuf -- Christian-Buddhist dialogue / Paul O. Ingram -- Buddhist-Jewish relations / Nathan Katz -- Hindu-Jewish encounters / Barbara A. Holdrege -- The implicit dialogue of Confucian Muslims / William Chittick and Sachiko Murata -- A Confucian-Jewish dialogue / Galia Patt-Shamir and Ping Zhang -- The Mormon-Evangelical dialogue / Robert L. Millet.

'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'-- Provided by publisher.

'Features a wealth of case studies on critical issues in contemporary interreligious dialogue, such as the role of monks and of women in dialogue, its relationship to peace-building and social action, and its expression in ritual and art'-- Provided by publisher.

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