This book addresses issues central to today¿s Catholic Church, focusing on the relationship between various religions in different contexts and regions across the world. The diverse array of contributors present an inclusively interfaith enterprise, investigating a wide range of encounters and perspectives. The essays include approaches from the Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, and Bahá¿í traditions, in a variety of geographic contexts. Contributors reflect on Muslims in the West, Christian-Buddhist social activism, and on Chinese, Indian, and Japanese religions. The volume also explores the experiences of communities that are often marginalized and overlooked such as the Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders of Australia and the Karen tribal peoples of Thailand. Contributors examine the works of the Focolare, Gülen, and Rissh¿ K¿sei-kai movements, and integrate the vision of Raimon Panikkar and Ken Wilber. Chapters incorporate discussions of dialogue documents such as Nostra Aetate and Dabru Emet, and methodologies such as Receptive Ecumenism, Comparative Theology, and Scriptural Reasoning. Among other goals, the book seeks to offer glimpses into interfaith dialogues across the world and examine what Christians can learn from other religions and global contexts.

Presents a lively discussion of the critical theme of interfaith dialogue from different religious and cultural perspectives

Part I: The Second Vatican Council and Nostra Aetate.- 1. Vatican II and Interfaith Dialogue; Archbishop Michael L. Fitzgerald.- 2. Article Four of Nostra Aetate and Christian-Jewish Relations; John T. Pawlikowski, OSM.- 3. Jewish Perspectives on Interfaith Dialogue after Nostra Aetate; Rabbi Fred Morgan.- 4. Response of the Asian Church to Nostra Aetate; Edmund Kee-Fook Chia.- Part II: Islam and Muslims Around the Globe.- 5. Challenges of Muslim-Christian Relations in Nigeria; Mukhtar Umar Bunza.- 6. Impact of State Policies on Islam in Pakistan; Ali Ahmed.- 7. Australian Muslims and the "Innocence of Muslims"; Fatih Erol Tuncer.- 8. Citizenship between State and Mosque for Muslims in Switzerland; Stéphane Lathion.- Part III: What Christians Can Learn....- 9. What Christians Can Learn from Shamanic Pneumatology; Jojo M. Fung, SJ.- 10. What Christians Can Learn from Buddhism; Paul F. Knitter.- 11. What Christians Can Learn from Indian Religions; Michael Amaladoss, SJ.- 12. What Christians Can Learn from Chinese Religions; Jonathan Y. Tan.- 13. What Christians Can Learn from Japanese Religions; Emi Mase-Hasegawa.- Part IV: Methods and Models for Interfaith Dialogue.- 14. Deeper Dialogue with Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders of Australia; Archbishop Christopher C. Prowse.- 15. African Christian Approaches to Other Religions; Moussa Serge Traore, M.Afr.- 16. Encountering the Other "Other": A Bahá'í Perspective; Natalie Mobini.- 17. Commonalities among Renewal Movements across Religions; Roberto Catalano.- 18. The Promise of Comparative Theology: Reading between the Lines; Michael Barnes, SJ.- 19. Raimon Panikkar's Contribution to Interfaith Dialogue; Gerard Hall, SM.- 20. Epistemic Confidence, Humility, and Kenosis in Interfaith Dialogue; Julius-Kei Kato.