Interfaith relations

Intercultural dialogue is often invoked in vague reference to a method that can build cross-cultural understanding and facilitate global policy-making.

Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are considered kindred religions-holding ancestral heritages and monotheistic belief in common-but there are definitive distinctions between these "e;Abrahamic"e; peoples.

What is the role of scripture in illuminating the lives of the faithful today?

Ein Dialog zwischen ReligionenMit Danielle Spera und Ramazan Demir begegnen sich zwei Persönlichkeiten, die sich besonders passioniert für ihre Religion, aber auch für die Verständigung mit anderen Glaubensrichtungen einsetzen.

Demonstrates how learning to engage with different religious traditions can deepen and reinvigorate one''s own faith.

Aus Anlass des 100-jährigen Gedenkens der Gründung der Tamilischen Evangelisch-Lutherischen Kirche (TELC) am 14.

This enlightening edited collection shows how migration shapes the lives of faith communities - and vice versa - through diverse prisms including diaspora, generational change, cultural conflict, conceptions of 'ministry' and artistic response.

Drawing on experience as an interreligious monk, Brother Wayne Teasdale reveals the power of spirituality and its practical elements.

During the nineteenth century, white Americans sought the cultural transformation and physical displacement of Native people.

Often Christian interfaith engagement has been viewed through the lense of theology of religions where the primary questions are often about the salvific destiny of people of other faiths.

Who Shall Enter Paradise?

This enlightening edited collection shows how migration shapes the lives of faith communities - and vice versa - through diverse prisms including diaspora, generational change, cultural conflict, conceptions of 'ministry' and artistic response.

Leaving a religion is not merely a matter of losing or rejecting faith.

The rift between Protestants and Roman Catholics continues to separate Christians from one another and to diminish our witness in the world.

For more than a century, no US adversary or coalition of adversaries - not Nazi Germany, Imperial Japan, or the Soviet Union - has ever reached sixty percent of US GDP.

This book deconstructs the boundaries between Jewish and Christian cultures while at the same time redefining what it means to be Jewish in relation to Christianity in the twentieth century.

The evil of the holocaust demands a radical rethink of the traditional Christian understanding of Judaism.

Religious faith is a powerful source of comfort and support for individuals and families facing dementia.

Für den deutschen Kontext ist bislang weitgehend unerforscht, wie sich antisemitische Einstellungen bei Kindern bilden.

Young people are doing faith differently.

One cannot think of Judaism without taking some stance relating to Israel's special status, its election.

En esta obra, Camilo Alfonso López intenta comprender el misterio de la vida y de la muerte.

Religious pluralism is everywhere in today's politics.

The Indonesian Dutch Consortium on Muslim-Christian Relations brought together academics, intellectuals as well as social activists from both countries, Christians and Muslims alike.

The relationship between Islam and feminism is complex.

In a strongly worded "e;notification,"e; in February of 2005, the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith denounced Jesuit Roger Haight's award-winning, best-selling book Jesus Symbol of God as containing "e;grave doctrinal errors.

As societies live with diversity and yet struggle with both social fragmentation and increasing economic inequalities, populism is once again rising.

Peter Slade examines Mission Mississippi's model of racial reconciliation (which stresses one-on-one, individual friendships among religious people of different races) and considers whether it can effectively address the issue of social justice.

Jewish law in connection with the circumcision debate, Islamic law in the debate over the burka ban or the slaughtering of animals, the law of the Christian churches applying to the appointment of bishops, or questions of employment law within the church - the internal law of the religions is increasingly becoming a topic of public debate and conflict.

One cannot think of Judaism without taking some stance relating to Israel's special status, its election.

In recent years, Protestant churches and denominations have become increasingly concerned with issues of racial diversity and reconciliation.

What do Buddhism and Islam have in common?

Ann Loades is one of the most significant figures in contemporary theology, becoming the first female President of the Society for the Study of Theology and one of only two people ever to be awarded a CBE for services to theology.

The Oxford Handbook of the Sociology of Religion draws on the expertise of an international team of scholars providing both an entry point into the sociological study and understanding of religion and an in-depth survey into its changing forms and content in the contemporary world.

Intercultural dialogue is often invoked in vague reference to a method that can build cross-cultural understanding and facilitate global policy-making.

This volume of the series "e;Key Concepts in Interreligious Discourses"e; investigates the roots of the concept of "e;body"e; in Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

Are atheists immoral?

Interreligious dialogue is a decisive aspect in the dynamic of "aggiornamento", which the Catholic Church has initiated since the Second Vatican Council.

A vigorous, innovative, compelling introduction to Quakers, fully global in reach, and utilizing the best Quaker scholars from every continent.

Christian-Muslim interaction is a reality today in all corners of the globe, but while many celebrate the commonality of these traditions, significant differences remain.

The religious landscape of the United States has changed dramatically in recent decades.