This comprehensive volume brings together a distinguishededitorial team, including some of the field's pioneers, toexplore the aims, practice, and historical context of interfaithcollaboration.* Explores in full the background, history, objectives, anddiscourse between the leaders and practitioners of theworld's major religions* Examines relations between religions from around the world,moving well beyond the common focus on Christianity, to also coverover 12 major religions* Features a wealth of case studies on contemporaryinterreligious dialogue* Charts a long-term shift away from a competitive rivalrybetween belief systems, and a change in focus towards the morerespectful, cooperative approach reflected in institutions such asthe World Council of Churches* Includes up-to-date commentary on the growing dialogue ofrecent years, written by some of the leading figures working in thefield of interfaith discourse
