The growth of the "nones" and those who describe themselves as "spiritual but not religious" creates a pressing need for theological thinking not bound by prescribed doctrines and fixed rituals. This book responds to this vital need.

Acknowledgments; List of Contributors; Introduction-Jerry L. Martin; Part One. Why Theology Without Walls?; 1 Paideias and Programs for Theology Without Walls-Robert Cummings Neville; 2 In Spirit and Truth: Toward a Theology Without Walls-Richard Oxenberg; 3 Revisiting Bellah's Sheila in a Religiously Pluralist Century-Christopher Denny; 4 Theology Without Walls as Open-Field-Theology-Kurt Anders Richardson; Part Two. Experience and Transformation; 5 Theology Without Walls as the Quest for Interreligious Wisdom-John J. Thatamanil; 6 My Buddha-Nature and My Christ-Nature-Paul Knitter;7 Why Not Ten Sixty-Foot Wells?-Peter Savastano;8 Theology Without Walls: An Interspiritual Approach-Rory McEntee; 9 With Open Doors and Windows: Doing Theology in the Spirit of William James-Jonathan Weidenbaum;Part Three. Challenges and Possibilities;10 Is Theology Without Walls Workable? Yes, No, Maybe-Peter Feldmeier; 11 Daunting Choices in Transreligious Theology: A Case Study-Wesley J. Wildman with Jerry L. Martin; 12 Cognitive Science of Religion and the Nature of the Divine: A Pluralist Non- Confessional Approach-Johan De Smedt and Helen De Cruz; 13 Love and Desire, Human and Divine: A Trans-Religious Naturalist Account-Wesley J. Wildman; Part Four. Theologizing in a Multi-Religious World; 14 Dialogue and Transreligious Understanding: A Hermeneutical Approach-J. R. Hustwit;15 Strategic Religious Participation in a Shared Religious Landscape: A Model for Westerners?-Paul Hedges;16 How to Think Globally and Affiliate Locally-Jeanine Diller; 17 Theology Without Walls: Is a Theology for SBNRs Possible?-Linda Mercadante; Part Five. Expanded Confessional Theologies; 18 More Window Than Wall: The Comparative Expansion of Confessional Theology-S. Mark Heim;19 Strong Walls for an Open Faith-Francis X. Clooney, SJ; 20 A Hinduism Without Walls? Exploring the Concept of the Avatar Inter-Religiously-Jeffery D. Long; 21 My Path to a Theology of Qi- Hyo-Dong Lee