The Faiths of Others: A History of Interreligious Dialogue (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780300249897)

The first intellectual history of interreligious dialogue, a relatively new and significant dimension of human religiosity

"[A] fast-paced history of interreligious dialogue . . . For those new to the field or interested in looking at where we've been and how we came to be here, this book is a very good place to start."--Emily Soloff, Christian Century

In recent decades, organizations committed to interreligious or interfaith dialogue have proliferated, both in the Western and non-Western worlds. Why? How so? And what exactly is interreligious dialogue? These are the touchstone questions of this book, the first major history of interreligious dialogue in the modern age. Thomas Albert Howard narrates and analyzes several key turning points in the history of interfaith dialogue before examining, in the conclusion, the contemporary landscape.

While many have theorized about and practiced interreligious dialogue, few have attended carefully to its past, connecting its emergence and spread with broader developments in modern history. Interreligious dialogue--grasped in light of careful, critical attention to its past--holds promise for helping people of diverse faith backgrounds to foster cooperation and knowledge of one another while contributing insight into contemporary, global religious pluralism.

Author: Thomas Albert Howard
ISBN-10: 0300249896
ISBN-13: 9780300249897
Publisher: Yale University Press
Language: English
Published: 05/25/2021
Pages: 376
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.50lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.40w x 1.20d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 04/01/2022