Pathways for Inter-Religious Dialogue in the Twenty-First Century

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.

'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

• 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