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.