Synthesizing the thinking of the most prominent scholars, Professor Edmund Chia discusses practically everything that should be known about Christianity’s encounter with other religions in this comprehensive book. Topics include:
the invention of the idea of World Religions and World Christianity
the Bible and the church’s attitude toward other faiths
Vatican II, Asian Christianity, and interfaith dialogue
the what, why, when, and how of dialogue
the global ecumenical movement
theologies of religious pluralism
cross-textual hermeneutics
comparative theology
interfaith worship
religious syncretism
multiple religious belonging
interfaith learning in seminaries.
Foreword by: Michael Louis Fitzgerald