A resource for religious leaders and faith communities, this volume offers down-to-earth guidance for interreligious dialogue in a variety of grassroots settings. Leading Jewish, Muslim, and Christian scholars and activists share their wisdom and stories, discussion questions and action suggestions. Great for use by individuals, study groups, classes and more.
Interfaith Dialogue at the Grass Roots is published by Ecumenical Press (Journal of Ecumenical Studies/Dialogue Institute) and is distributed by Temple University Press.
Editor:
Rebecca Kratz Mays, a Quaker teacher and editor, is a graduate intern at The Dialogue Institute where she is pursuing her Ph.D. in Religious Studies with an emphasis on interreligious dialogue.
Contributors:
S. Mark Heim, Maria Hornung, Edith Howe, Michael S. Kogan, April Kunze, Rebecca Kratz Mays, Khaleel Mohammed, Achmad Munjid, Eboo Patel, Marcia Prager, Noah Silverman, Leonard Swidler, Racelle Weiman, and Miriam Therese Winter. For review copies (for media), exam copies (for
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“ . . . Interfaith Dialogue at the Grass Roots answers a common question in a concrete way: ‘Is interfaith dialogue only for religious leaders and scholars?’ The answer is, ‘No – it’s a movement that everyone can and should participate in.’ The pieces in Mays’ volume are examples of interfaith work in a variety of ways and in a range of contexts, from the United States to Macedonia to Indonesia. The pieces are well-written and introduced by one of the most important scholars in the field, Leonard Swidler.”
Eboo Patel, In Faith, Newsweek.WashingtonPost.com
Leonard Swidler, Khalid Duran, and Reuven Firestone, a Christian, a Muslim and a Jew, present their faith traditions and the challenges and possibilities for “trialogue” among them. Each offers valuable insights into how the beliefs and practices in his own tradition have evolved through the centuries, and suggests points of connection emerging out of shared Abrahamic roots. Throughout the text, readers are encouraged to pause for reflection and/or discussion of the key points presented by the authors. All three authors are regular participants in the International Scholars’ Abrahamic Trialogue.
Leonard Swidler is Professor of Catholic Thought and Interreligious Dialogue in the Religion Department at Temple University since 1966. Khalid Duran has taught at the Free University of Berlin (where he earned his Ph.D.), Hamburg University, University of Oslo, Islamabad University, the Catholic University of America, University of California-Irvine, American University, United Nations University, and Temple University. Reuven Firestone is professor of medieval Judaism and Islam at Hebrew Union College in Los Angeles.
The Journal of Ecumenical Studies and its related Dialogue Institute comprise an independent 501(c)(3) (NGO) at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA.