World Christianity Encounters World Religions: A Summa of Interfaith Dialogue

Edmund Kee-Fook Chia
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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.


Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Published: 12/15/2018
ISBN: 9780814684221
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d