The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Inter-Religious Dialogue

The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Inter-Religious Dialogue
ISBN-10
1119572592
ISBN-13
9781119572596
Category
Religion
Pages
512
Language
English
Published
2020-06-08
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Author
Catherine Cornille

Description

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

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