WB Companion Interreligious Di

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

Author: Catherine Cornille
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 06/08/2020
Pages: 512
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.00lbs
Size: 9.50h x 6.70w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781119572596

About the Author

CATHERINE CORNILLE is the Newton College Alumnae Chair and Professor of Comparative Theology at Boston College. Professor Cornille is a widely published authority in this field, whose books include Many Mansions? Multiple Religious Belonging and Christian Identity (2002), The Im-Possibility of Interreligious Dialogue (2008), Interreligious Hermeneutics (2010), and Meaning and Method in Comparative Theology (2020). She is also editor of the series "Christian Commentaries on non-Christian Sacred Texts."

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