Catholicism and interreligious dialogue / edited by James L. Heft.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Heft, James.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christianity and other religions.

Catholic Church--Relations.

Catholic Church.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (235 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

How can the world's many religions overcome ideological differences and come together to promote understanding, justice and peace? In this groundbreaking volume, James L. Heft and fifteen other leading scholars of the world's major religions show how to answer this crucial question. Structured as a scholarly dialogue, Catholicism and Interreligious Dialogue contains essays by five Catholic scholars who have committed to extensive study of and dialogue with another world religion. Each scholar presents an assessment of the present state of interreligious dialogue between the Catholic Church and

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Contributors; 1. Catholicism and Interreligious Dialogue; 2. The Road Behind and the Road Ahead: Catholicism and Judaism; Responses to Philip A. Cunningham; Philip A. Cunningham Continues the Dialogue; Suggestions for Further Reading; 3. Muslim-Christian Dialogue in Difficult Times; Responses to Daniel A. Madigan; Daniel A. Madigan Continues the Dialogue; Suggestions for Further Reading; 4. Learning Our Way: Some Catholic Reflections on the Catholic-Hindu Encounter; Responses to Francis X. Clooney; Francis X. Clooney Continues the Dialogue; Suggestions for Further Reading

5. Off the Map: The Catholic Church and Its Dialogue with BuddhistsResponses to James L. Fredericks; James L. Fredericks Continues the Dialogue; Suggestions for Further Reading; 6. Catholicism and Confucianism: An Intercultural and Interreligious Dialogue; Responses to Peter C. Phan; Peter C. Phan Continues the Dialogue; Suggestions for Further Reading; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-982789-3

0-19-982788-5

1-283-34898-5

9786613348982

OCLC:

763157778