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.