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Jessica Kingsley Publishers, due 2016 Explores the relationship and dialogue between religion and atheism, focusing upon Christian, Islamic, Buddhist and other, e.g. Pagan, traditions in their encounter with secularism and atheism. It... more
Co-edited with Elizabeth Harris and Shanthikumar Hettiararchi, Brill, Currents of Encounter Series, 2016
By 1996 the tacit application of selected terms of the new constitution of South Africa and an unreported case regarding the Bible had effectively displaced the belief in the Bible by 75% of the population with a new state religion based... more
L’étude retrace les difficultés d’accès au concile Vatican II (1959-1965) pour les interlocuteurs juifs, qui contactent le Vatican au sujet du schéma De Judaeis. Ces difficultés s'expliquent par la forte asymétrie des relations, les... more
This short paper is adapted from notes for a talk presented at the Richmond Islamic Center, for their non-Muslim Neighbors, on April 16, 2022/Ramadhan 14, 1443. The aim of the talk, and hence the paper, was to present the message of... more
Religious communities play an important role in fostering justice and peace in societies. Religious belief can form an inspirational basis for peace and highlights the need for dialogue to build peace. A key issue for careful reflection... more
In the context of significant numbers of Muslim newcomers immigrating to Europe and perceptions of failed integration in Sweden, and in light of the urban conflict and increasing debates about integration as a one-way or two-way street,... more
The contemporary theological constructs of the Biblical and Hindu religions are quite dissimilar. However, we find that 75 percent of the narratives of Five Persons—namely, Adam, Cain, Noah, Abraham and Moses of the Biblical religions and... more
In this article it is argued that the Qiblah passages in the Qur’an, which are commonly understood as referring to the direction of the prayer, are directly engaging with and interpreting the Shema passages in Deuteronomy and their... more
While the contemporary world has been heralded as being “post-racial”, we can look all-around to see evidence that this assertion is not only flawed but false. Religion is generally blamed as the key culprit for the escalating conflicts... more
La revista entera está dedicada monográficamente a este tema de la doble o múltiple pertenencia religiosa (multiple belonging). El autor se remonta a su infancia –no saliéndose pues de las generaciones actualmente vivientes– para recordar... more
As Christians engage more and more in an interfaith dialogue with Buddhism, and other faiths, they are constantly challenged by a vocabulary, which is very different from the one they know and love. This is especially true in working with... more
1968年5月1,甘易逢回到了他年轻时的学习地巴黎。在那里,他目睹了大批年轻人涌 上街头,举行声势浩大的游行示威。这位法国传教士刚从台湾归来,在台湾,他是研究 中国文化和灵修的著名学者。巴黎青年大胆地宣称上帝已死。然而,甘易逢认为巴黎青 年所摒弃的上帝与他已深入了解的东方的上帝是截然不同的。甘易逢认为,死去的不是 上帝,而是他们称之为上帝的抽象概念。东方的灵修在人的灵魂深处寻求神性,它可以 帮助巴黎青年从另一个角度认识上帝。“在东方待了二十年,回到法国在各地旅行时,... more
Ar-Rayyân is reserved for those who fast. How can you make sure your fas is one that will bring you there? Will the family and society customs of Ramadan see you through, or is there a securer way? What does the Quran and Sunnah tell us... more
This book provides an introduction to the current state of the field for those new to interreligious dialogue and the theology of religions, as well as providing insights and new concepts that will be of interest to specialists. In... more
Textbook on the Theology of Religions
Contents: Leonard Swidler, Preface Alan Race, Foreword David Thomas, 1 Dialogue before Dialogue Paul Hedges, 2 The Contemporary Context of Muslim-Christian Dialogue Reuven Firestone, 3 Can Those Chosen by God Dialogue with Others... more
In Syria, interfaith dialogue constitutes a public practice that speaks to ethical, social and political imaginaries. As an official practice, it helps to provide the regime with religious legitimacy, though unofficially it often... more
This paper analyses the responses of Evangelical Christians to “A Common Word between Us and You.” While many Evangelical leaders warmly welcomed the initiative and have subsequently been involved in various dialogues and conferences,... more
To know well, must we know through difference? Can human beings know more through comparison with the other than through the most rigorous study of the same? Although there has been much debate on this subject, little concrete evidence... more
To ask whether the meetings between religious organisations, leaders, and members we call interreligious, or interfaith, dialogue should include atheists raises a number of questions. These include: is atheism a religion (or even, what do... more
In this chapter I explore how Friedrich Nietzsche’s work The Anti-Christ inspired not only an unexpected charitable reading of Jesus’s life and thought in the New Testament, but also an unlikely sense of “holy envy.” I will examine how... more
It's our collective mindset that unconsciously non-Muslims around us are considered very lower in status, in fact, sheer inferiors. Some people behave not like being visited with them and feel unrest if they sit beside. People love to... more
Reflections from a dialogue event in South Korea between Christians and Confucians.
The subject matter of today’s discussion is ‘What is good and what is evil in the scriptures? I myself being a Muslim, representing Islam, my topic will be – What is good and what is evil in Islam? Or What is good and what is evil in... more
(Draft Intro) We live in a world where faiths and cultures can meet with increasing ease. Whether it be directly through transportation of a kind our ancestors could barely have imagined, or virtually through dramatic advances in... more
For protesters, social activists - a Petition for mass distribution to be signed, form a delegation and open dialogue to effect peacekeeping and intervention to conflict situations with supportive writing defining meaning of petition.
A public summary of the full unpublished final report presented to the University of Cambridge evaluating the 5 CIP summer schools.
“You can’t just be left wing or right wing because you need two wings to fly.” Rabbi Menachem Fromanז"ל The quote above aptly describes the belief system of the late Rabbi Menachem Froman ז"ל of the ancient Biblical city of Tekoa which... more
Paper delivered at ESITIS 2009 Conference, Salzburg, Austria.
In May 19681, Yves Raguin returned to Paris, the city where he studied as a young man. There he witnessed the boisterous street demonstrations by large crowds of young people. The French missionary was coming from Taiwan, where he was a... more
When Muslims governed most of the Spanish peninsula (Al-Andalus), a very high civilization evolved. But both Christian and Muslim reactionaries attacked and undermined this civilization. Christian kingdoms sought to take back what they... more
A disagreement between two philosophers, William Alston and J. L. Schellenberg, on the matter of religious commitment serves to exemplify an important difference between religious believers and religious sceptics. The disagreement occurs... more
Mutual coexistence, cooperation and genuine understanding among different religious nations is a need for global peace and harmonious livings. And more so it is an urgent call today in India. We are facing communal polarization at its... more
Le 19 août 1985, dans un stade où plus de 80 000 jeunes Musulmans sont rassemblés à l’occasion des Jeux Panarabiques, le pape Jean-Paul II prononce un discours qui marquera les esprits. Invité par le roi Hassan II du Maroc, il commence... more